Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Deerfield Island Park
1 October, 2015
- Team Leader
- Zachary Tholke
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 77 lbs (measured)
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deerfield Island Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SAS Scuba Club - Saint Andrews
- City
- Deerfield Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 October, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 160 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude:
Longitude:
- Weather Conditions
-
good
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–0.1 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 13818 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- mangroves
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 15 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 22 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 82 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
Boats in the intercoastal waters & picnic debris that blows in water
rubber welcome mat
plastic bags because they can harm animals
broken plastic pieces - edible size
fishing line - tangle animals
Comments and Feedback
It would be nice if categorizations were more general It takes a long time to sort.
