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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Belmont Pier East

8 July, 2017

Team Leader
Matt
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
31 lbs (measured)

33.757348738125, -118.14764857292

Survey Information

Location Name
Belmont Pier East
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
City
Long Beach
Country
United States
Date
8 July, 2017
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.757348738125
Longitude: -118.14764857292
Weather Conditions
Calm, wind slowly picking up just before dive
Survey Depth Range
6–15 feet
Area Surveyed
90141.1 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy bottom
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cigar Tips 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 182
Gloves (latex) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 24
Plastic Fragments 128
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 13
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 2
Entangled Animals
Birds
Species or Common Name ?
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Bird Skeleton, some gristle, feathers
Comments Was wrapped in cloth pieces - totally decayed

Fourth of July was a few days prior - would explain some of the food wrappers

Food wrappers - popular beach

Plastic fragments - don't decay

Straws - popular beach

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