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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Blue Heron Bridge, West Palm Beach, FL

12 April, 2014

Team Leader
Stoked On Salt
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
33.68 lbs (measured)

26.785039, -80.044005

Survey Information

Location Name
Blue Heron Bridge, West Palm Beach, FL
Organization/Dive Centre
Stoked On Salt
City
West Palm Beach
Country
United States
Date
12 April, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.785039
Longitude: -80.044005
Weather Conditions
Light rain, windy but cleared up towards the weekend
Survey Depth Range
1–3 feet
Area Surveyed
4 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 30
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 30
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 11
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 20
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 9
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 3
Straws, Stirrers 19
Tampon Applicators 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 11
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 30
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Appliances: Household 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 11
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 10
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 15
Pipes & Rebar 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 10
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Metal Fragments 7
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 20
rubber materials collected
Condoms 3
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 5
Gloves (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 7
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Clothing 8
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
Toys 2
other materials collected
Piece from a sailboat 1
vacuum hose 1
electronics from boat 2
gauges from boat filled w/ oil 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Starfish
Type of Debris garbage
Comments Starfish and sea life not tangled but living amount all this dirty debris !

I am speechless on how much debris is in this location and how much is still left behind at such a beautiful dive spot. The items found are clearly from individuals boats.

vacuum hose

rope

fishing line

beer-soda cans


Since this is a popular dive spot - under the Blue Heron Bridge, I feel there would be no problems finding divers to volunteer for another clean up. I cleaned up on the north side of the bridge, not sure if divers are aware how bad it actually is - for they dive on the south side and under the bridge.

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