Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Burro Island
26 September, 2015
- Team Leader
- Dominic Diodato
- Number of Participants
- 36
- Total Debris Collected
- 500 lbs (estimated)
33.864299, -112.290741
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Burro Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aviva Dive & Travel S-24497
- City
- Morristown
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 26 September, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.864299
Longitude: -112.290741
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 60–32 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 32 |
| Balls | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 28 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 37 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 22 |
| Cigarette Filters | 30 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 46 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 206 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 22 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Catfish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Bottles |
| Comments | Found in trash, from past clean ups we knew to check these items during the counts |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crawfish |
| Number Entangled | 14 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Bottles & Cans |
| Comments | Found in trash, from past clean ups we knew to check these items during the counts |
Additional Information
Boaters, shore swimmers
EZ-Up
