Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Makaha
8 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Brian Mara
- Number of Participants
- 26
- Total Debris Collected
- 26 lbs (measured)
21.462974, -158.21411
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Makaha
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Oahu
- City
- Waianae
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.462974
Longitude: -158.21411
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–38 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 250 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Balls | 18 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 9 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 33 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 18 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
Additional Information
No.
Battery Handle
Clothes
Fishing lines
Rope
Comments and Feedback
The dive against debris was a great experience and I look forward to conducting more cleanups to protect our environment.
