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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Willow Beach

25 May, 2016

Team Leader
Curtis Snaper
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
2 lbs (estimated)

35.874016, -114.66216

Survey Information

Location Name
Willow Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Sin City Scuba
City
Willow Beach
Country
United States
Date
25 May, 2016
Survey Duration
28 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.874016
Longitude: -114.66216
Weather Conditions
Light wind
Survey Depth Range
10–42 feet
Area Surveyed
26514.3 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Freshwater river
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1

fin

fishing line


While not in the water and not included in the data submitted it is worth noting that the debris left behind affects more than the underwater ecosystems. At the dive site there were resident birds that had built a nest using fishing line among other materials. The fishing line became an entanglement hazard that left the momma bird dead by hanging. :'(

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