Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Coral Sea
11 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Penny Nelsen
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 57 lbs (measured)
39.789389, -105.074401
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Coral Sea
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Coral Key Scuba & Travel
- City
- Arvada
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.789389
Longitude: -105.074401
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and sunny with afternoon thunderstorms
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 218804 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Freshwater Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 23 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 21 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 67 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 11 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 19 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 46 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tennis balls | 14 |
| Manure bag | 1 |
| Duct Tape | 2 |
Additional Information
Goofy Pez Dispenser
Plastic fragments - people walk around the lake and eat as they walk
Paper fragments
Tennis Balls - people throw tennis balls into the lake to have their dogs retrieve
Comments and Feedback
We had a great time on this clean up and I'm hoping others will get involved later this summer. In Colorado, we only have lake dives, so having and option for freshwater lakes on the survey would be helpful.
