Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Belmont Pier East
19 January, 2013
- Team Leader
- Matthew Millikin
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 23 lbs (estimated)
33.757179, -118.147536
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Belmont Pier East
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
- City
- Long Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 January, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.757179
Longitude: -118.147536
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, went from cold to pleasant
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Beach
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 28 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 50 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mostly plastic paint fume respirator | 1 |
| Chicken bone | 1 |
| Paper/cloth w/elastic mask | 1 |
| Plastic netting | 1 |
Additional Information
Tonka Toy Truck
