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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Belmont Pier, Long Beach

9 June, 2018

Team Leader
Corinne Alber Chase
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
35 lbs (estimated)

33.7578, -118.1478

Survey Information

Location Name
Belmont Pier, Long Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue Scuba Center
City
Long Beach
Country
United States
Date
9 June, 2018
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.7578
Longitude: -118.1478
Weather Conditions
Mostly Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
18–6 feet
Area Surveyed
28550 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) 29
Balloons 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 109
Straws, Stirrers 17
Plastic Fragments 65
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 5
other materials collected
Metal Trash Can 1

No

Metal Trash Can

Fishing line - long, entangled w/ lots of other debris / difficult to collect

Plastic Food Wrappers - far too abundant

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