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Polo Beach #332828

6 August, 2022

Team Leader
Kelvin Dale
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 lbs (estimated)

20.676701093756, -156.44414532487

Survey Information

Location Name
Polo Beach #332828
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Wailea
Country
United States
Date
6 August, 2022
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.676701093756
Longitude: -156.44414532487
Weather Conditions
Sunshine
Survey Depth Range
9–39 feet
Area Surveyed
1256.83 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Sunglasses 2
Golf tee 1
Goggles 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Sea cucumber
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Aluminum can
Comments Baby. It was alive.

Huge south swell

Golf tee

Hair scrunches

Goggles


I typically call this sunglasses Beach. You can find Prada, fendi, ray ban on almost every dive

Debris from previous storms have impacted visibility for about a year and a half.

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