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DEL MONTE BEACH MUNICIPAL WHARF 2

21 April, 2018

Team Leader
SCOTT DEWING
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
200 lbs (estimated)

36.604811288053, -121.8891212427

Survey Information

Location Name
DEL MONTE BEACH MUNICIPAL WHARF 2
Organization/Dive Centre
CALIFORNIA DREAM DIVERS
City
MODESTO
Country
United States
Date
21 April, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.604811288053
Longitude: -121.8891212427
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
10–25 feet
Area Surveyed
1600 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 10
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Straws, Stirrers 13
Plastic Fragments 81
Cigarette Filters 77
Strapping Bands (plastic) 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 62
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 17
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 8
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 5
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 12
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 25
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 18
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 25
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 48
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name DECORATOR CRAP
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris PVC Pipe
Comments Chiton - 6 found - released unharmed Scallops - 2 - released unharmed Tube worms - 2 - released unharmed Turbon snail - 2 - released unharmed
Other Animals
Species or Common Name RED OCTOPUS
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Hook
Comments rescued off fishermans hook

We found less debris this year then in the years pass.

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