Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Destin East Jetties
12 December, 2020
- Team Leader
- Scott Cole
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 25 lbs (measured)
30.384351, -86.506578
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Destin East Jetties
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emerald Coast Scuba
- City
- Destin
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 12 December, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 27 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 30.384351
Longitude: -86.506578
- Weather Conditions
-
Cold and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–55 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 14000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing from the jetties; boaters; snorkelers
Men's diamond encrusted wedding ring; pvc piping
fishing line
plastics
towels
Comments and Feedback
Very cold dive for Florida!!! (57-60 degrees)
