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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fort De Soto Bay Pier

27 September, 2014

Team Leader
Dan Fisher
Number of Participants
41
Total Debris Collected
617 lbs (measured)

27.613048, -82.737179

Survey Information

Location Name
Fort De Soto Bay Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Tampa Bay Green Consortium
City
St Petersburg
Country
United States
Date
27 September, 2014
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.613048
Longitude: -82.737179
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–18 feet
Area Surveyed
588592 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 33
Cigar Tips 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Fishing: Line 146
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 54
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 46
Foam Insulation & Packaging 28
Food Wrappers (plastic) 65
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 16
Plastic Fragments 178
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 122
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 13
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 4
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 20
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 507
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 31
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Scuba Mask 2
Scissors 1
Goggles 2
Sunglasses 2
Fishing Knife 2
Traffic Cone 1
Pacifier 1
Bandaid 3
Cell Phone 2
Entangled Animals
Birds
Species or Common Name Seagull
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Netting
Comments Bird had a broken leg. It was freed but was very passive and tired.
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Stone Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Netting
Comments Cut the stone crab out of the netting and released it.

Fishing. This site was a fishing pier.

Traffic Cone

Throw Nets

Fish Hooks

Fishing Line

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