Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Phil Foster Park/ Blue Heron Bridge
21 April, 2012
- Team Leader
- Shana Phelan
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 lbs (measured)
27.683528, -80.859375
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Phil Foster Park/ Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pura Vida Divers
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 April, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 210 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.683528
Longitude: -80.859375
- Weather Conditions
-
rain, high winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1980 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- beach
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 80 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 20 |
| Balloons | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 45 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 210 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 6 |
| Cigar Tips | 102 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 51 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 33 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 139 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 29 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 12 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 97 |
| Tampon Applicators | 3 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 23 |
| Plastic Fragments | 129 |
| Cigarette Filters | 660 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 33 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys (glass) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 51 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 35 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 36 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 17 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 14 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pallets | 4 |
| Wood Fragments | 27 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 33 |
| Cloth Fragments | 22 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 22 |
| Tampons | 3 |
| Toys | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| styrafoam | 33 |
| car parts | 17 |
| building materials | 10 |
| rat trap | 1 |
| crack pipe | 1 |
| fiberglass | 2 |
| ear plug | 1 |
| lobster cage | 1 |
| comb | 3 |
| pen | 4 |
| tennis ball | 1 |
Additional Information
crack pipe
