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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Comal River

20 July, 2014

Team Leader
Bryan K Brown
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
15 lbs (estimated)

29.707565, -98.126707

Survey Information

Location Name
Comal River
Organization/Dive Centre
East Texas Scuba Divers Club
City
New braunfels
Country
United States
Date
20 July, 2014
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.707565
Longitude: -98.126707
Weather Conditions
Rained 2 days before event.
Survey Depth Range
2–8 feet
Area Surveyed
1688 ft2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
River
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Shirt 2
Bandana 1
Dress 1
Towell 1
Aluminum cans 14
Hat 1
Mask 2
Tank banger 1
Food wrappers 2
Snapple bottle 1
Bungee cords 2
Sunglasses 2

Tubers floating the river

Tank banger

Aluminum cans

Clothing

Food wrappers

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