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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Blue Heron Bridge

3 February, 2022

Team Leader
Jillian Blakkan-Strauss
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 lbs (measured)

26.784014, -80.041247

Survey Information

Location Name
Blue Heron Bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Pura Vida Divers
City
Riviera Beach
Country
United States
Date
3 February, 2022
Survey Duration
31 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.784014
Longitude: -80.041247
Weather Conditions
Windy, ocean swell, little to no rain
Survey Depth Range
4–17 feet
Area Surveyed
2000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Patchy Reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 7
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
other materials collected
Video Cassette Tape (plastic) 1
Sunglasses (plastic) 1
Fishing Reel (metal) 1

No

Video cassette tape

Beer Cans

Plastic Bottles

Plastic Fragments

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