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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ballast Point Park Pier

11 September, 2016

Team Leader
Anna Blevins
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (measured)

27.889300482823952, -82.48039492405951

Survey Information

Location Name
Ballast Point Park Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Adventure Outfitters
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Date
11 September, 2016
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 27.889300482823952
Longitude: -82.48039492405951
Weather Conditions
Sunny and calm
Survey Depth Range
4–15 feet
Area Surveyed
1133.49 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy, silty
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Cigar Tips 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 6
Fishing: Line 200
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 13
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 9
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Knives 3
Plastic Bead Necklaces 2
Rope with chicken bone attached 1
folding chair 1

Fishing people and park goers

chicken bone attached to rope (used in fishing)

fishing equipment

park goers

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