Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue Heron Bridge
15 August, 2020
- Team Leader
- Cecilia Aragon
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 lbs (estimated)
26.785184889299, -80.040769701927
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue Heron Bridge
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Riviera Beach
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 15 August, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 115 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.785184889299
Longitude: -80.040769701927
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 123139 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 11 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 12 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 16 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal nut | 1 |
| Plastic beads | 7 |
| Drill bit | 1 |
Additional Information
Full circular white plastic beads
Metal and plastic fishing line/hooks
