Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Destin Harbor/East Jetties
11 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Greg McGrath
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 260 lbs (estimated)
3038.7, -8650.11
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Destin Harbor/East Jetties
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Emerald Coast Scuba
- City
- Destin
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 3038.7
Longitude: -8650.11
- Weather Conditions
-
Storms, calm the day of the dive
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–52 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Severe Storms the day prior, fishing area, popular snorkel area; boat harbor
Traffic cones (the three misc rubber were traffic cones)
crab traps (fish traps)
fishing line
tourist debris (clothes/snorkel gear)
Comments and Feedback
Dive Against Debris as part of Florida Panhandle Cleanup, Emerald Coast Scuba class, and Earth Day
