Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marjorie Park and Seddon Channel
3 October, 2020
- Team Leader
- Larry Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 lbs (estimated)
27.931571111958, -82.45388970429
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marjorie Park and Seddon Channel
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Calypso Divers of Tampa Bay
- City
- Tampa
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 3 October, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.931571111958
Longitude: -82.45388970429
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly calm. A cold front pushed through a few days before the event, but it brought very little rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–16 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 34500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Oyster Beds
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
Additional Information
A few days before our clean-up dive there was a Stanley Cup boat parade to celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning. There appeared to be very little "new" trash found.
Frisbee
Plastic Bottles
Aluminum Cans
