Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lake Pleasant, Arizona
21 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Scott Taylor
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 350 lbs (estimated)
33.860153, -112.257271
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lake Pleasant, Arizona
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Scuba Shop
- City
- Peoria
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.860153
Longitude: -112.257271
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 20000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 50 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 34 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 12 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 7 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 5 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat Engine Hatch | 1 |
Additional Information
The boat motor hatch was left after a group of dives relocated a boat wreck away from our dive site to an undisclosed location.
Boat Motor Hatch and a very large section of carpet approx 8’ x 10’.
Beer bottle
Beer cans / Soda cans
