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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Makai Research Pier

7 March, 2015

Team Leader
David Pinilla
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
53 lbs (measured)

21.319628, -157.66926

Survey Information

Location Name
Makai Research Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Hawaii Scuba University
City
Honolulu
Country
United States
Date
7 March, 2015
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.319628
Longitude: -157.66926
Weather Conditions
Strong wind 15-20 knots NNE
Survey Depth Range
1–25 feet
Area Surveyed
167872 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 12
Caps & Lids (plastic) 31
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 21
Foam Insulation & Packaging 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 6
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 12
Plastic Fragments 37
Cigarette Filters 76
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 15
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 12
Pull Tabs-beverages 17
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 18
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7

scissors, light bulbs

Fishing line

Cigarette filters

Batteries

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