Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Beltzville State Park
19 April, 2025
- Team Leader
- Daniela Sutter
- Number of Participants
- 22
- Total Debris Collected
- 37 lbs (estimated)
40.859167, -75.623889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Beltzville State Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlantis Aquatics
- City
- Lehighton
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 19 April, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 40.859167
Longitude: -75.623889
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 79836 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- 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) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 8 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 9 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tampons | 3 |
| Toys | 5 |
Additional Information
People using the beach and picnic area, BBQ ing in the summer.
Rug/carpet
Socks
Snorkel mask
Hair ties
Comments and Feedback
Water temp was 47° degrees minimum
