Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue Heron Bridge
16 August, 2020
- Team Leader
- Cecilia Aragon
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (estimated)
26.782847159067, -80.042047845023
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 August, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 115 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.782847159067
Longitude: -80.042047845023
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 85704.6 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 10 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 44 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Power cable | 1 |
| Bandaid | 1 |
| Plastic headband | 1 |
| PPE face shield | 1 |
| Intact fishing reel w/ line | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing line and sinkers
Sharp metal scraps
Metal hooks
