Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Nixon Sandbar
11 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Maddie Kaufman
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 66 lbs (measured)
25.688949662923, -80.178480148315
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Nixon Sandbar
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Deco Divers/Tarpoon Lagoon
- City
- Miami
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.688949662923
Longitude: -80.178480148315
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–7 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- 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) | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 102 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 52 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 12 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Electronic cigarretes/Vapes | 7 |
| ladder | 1 |
Additional Information
glass bottles
glass fragments
