Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Makaha Beach Park
5 July, 2014
- Team Leader
- Lewis E. Heuermann
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 lbs (estimated)
21.462974, -158.214111
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Makaha Beach Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Waianae
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 5 July, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 480 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.462974
Longitude: -158.214111
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 458514 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 26 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 104 |
| Balls | 32 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 292 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 59 |
| Diapers/nappies | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 16 |
| Tampon Applicators | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 27 |
| Cigarette Filters | 794 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 71 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 78 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 20 |
| Tampons | 2 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Chair | 1 |
Additional Information
4th of July - Independence Day This is a major holiday in America and we encountered a lot of debris associated with cookouts and parties.
T-shirt that had Yoda from Star Wars on it with the caption: "May the Force Be With You"
Cigarette Filters
Soda Cans
Beer Bottles
Comments and Feedback
We shared our data with local life guards who used the information to make a case for more anti-polluting signs.
