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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Pleasant

30 October, 2011

Team Leader
Kelly Fischer
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
100 lbs (estimated)

32.842674, -112.148438

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Pleasant
Organization/Dive Centre
Phoenix Scuba
City
Phoenix
Country
United States
Date
30 October, 2011
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 32.842674
Longitude: -112.148438
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
10–35 feet
Area Surveyed
5000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Fresh water lake/resevoir
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Bait Containers, Packaging 12
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Diapers/nappies 5
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 14
Beverage Bottles (glass) 32
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
SCUBA Weights 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

We as PADI Instructors have an informal clean-up every-time we are at Lake Pleasant. It shows our students that we care about our environment. We have found that our example leads our divers to do as we do and leave the dive site cleaner than we found it every-time.

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