Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Casino Point: 42nd Annual Avalon Harbor Cleanup

24 February, 2024

Team Leader
Lisa Beach
Number of Participants
75
Total Debris Collected
544.1 lbs (measured)

33.348409291752, -118.3252546433

Survey Information

Location Name
Casino Point: 42nd Annual Avalon Harbor Cleanup
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba by Design
City
Avalon
Country
United States
Date
24 February, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.348409291752
Longitude: -118.3252546433
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–30 feet
Area Surveyed
54769.3 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 32
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 9
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 15
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 263
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 5
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 60
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 50
Caps & Lids (metal) 24
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 17
Pull Tabs-beverages 14
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 24
Metal Fragments 23
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 7
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 23
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 5
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 21
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 6
other materials collected
Fiberglass 1
Bones 4
Sunglasses 21
Boat Parts 64
Clips 6
Paddles 6
Traffic Cone 2
Screws 10
Locks & Keys 5
Tools 55
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Snails
Number Entangled 68
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Misc
Comments Volunteers found many snails crawling through all of the debris as they were sorting and counting. Each snail was carefully extracted and released unharmed.
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Brittle Star, Baby Octopus, Flatworm, Shrimp, Urchin
Number Entangled 11
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Misc.
Comments All animals were found by volunteers during sorting and counting and released unharmed.

A 3 pack of spaghetti sauce still wrapped and full of sauce. One diver brought back a drone and another diver brought back the controller to that drone.

Glass Bottles

Boat Parts

Aluminum cans and tins

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?