Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Belmont Pier
16 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Jessie Ohde
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 65 lbs (measured)
33.75768, -118.148025
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Belmont Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deep Blue Scuba & Swim Center
- City
- Long Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.75768
Longitude: -118.148025
- Weather Conditions
-
Partly cloudy. Between 70 degrees F and 75 degrees F.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–18 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 900 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Flat Sandy Bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 66 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 9 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 90 |
| Gloves (latex) | 9 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 34 |
| Tampon Applicators | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 11 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 7 |
| Toys | 9 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses (1) | Plastic Costume Necklace (1) |
Additional Information
Plastic pearl costume necklace
Food Wrappers (plastic) - dive site was near several restaurants
Bags - Grocery/ Retail (plastic) - dive site was near shopping/ restaurants
Straws, Stirrers - dive site was near restaurants
