Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Destin Bridge
14 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Dylan Woodbridge
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 168 lbs (measured)
30.392744278558, -86.518412683001
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Destin Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emerald Coast Scuba
- City
- Destin
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 14 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 41 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 30.392744278558
Longitude: -86.518412683001
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 39000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 21 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
Additional Information
This is an area between a highly frequented beach and "Crab Island" a local boating/party spot
Tie between a wheelchair and an Ipad
Glass Bottles
Party debris (lawn chairs/clothes/aluminum cans)
Fishing equipment
Comments and Feedback
This was part of an Emerald Coast Scuba Dive Against Debris event; this started Project Aware Week for us; 36 total divers; 14 Project Aware Certifications (10 Dive Against Debris/4 Project Aware) Total divers: 36; Total amount of trash 307lbs; great day and great support from Emerald Coast Scuba.
