Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Offaut's Bayou - Galveston, TX
1 January, 2018
- Team Leader
- Michael Bryan & Jesse Pintacuda
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 lbs (estimated)
29.285280873571, -94.836669446018
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Offaut's Bayou - Galveston, TX
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 January, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.285280873571
Longitude: -94.836669446018
- Weather Conditions
-
Very Cold, Rainy, King Tide, Snow, Ice, Very Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- Hard Rock Bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 75 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 14 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 37 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 88 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 2 |
| Cigar Tips | 27 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 389 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 72 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 9 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 62 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 199 |
| Cigarette Filters | 21 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 36 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 19 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 21 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 4 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 152 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 15 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 164 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 16 |
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 33 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 12 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 8 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Harvey
Dog Cage with Dog Skeleton inside
Bottle Caps
Cigarette Butts
Fishing Line
