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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Indigo and Lil Gardens Ledges

4 September, 2011

Team Leader
Michelle Taliercio
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
25 lbs (estimated)

32.783576, -79.628906

Survey Information

Location Name
Indigo and Lil Gardens Ledges
Organization/Dive Centre
Charleston Scuba
City
Charleston
Country
United States
Date
4 September, 2011
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.783576
Longitude: -79.628906
Weather Conditions
Hurricane Irene came past the week before
Survey Depth Range
70–80 feet
Area Surveyed
100 ft2
Dominant Substrate
Limestone ledge systems that run N to S
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 12
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1

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