BEAT DEBRIS Dive Report

Mahalo for helping us BEAT DEBRIS and sharing your marine debris data with us. These results will help HMAR determine the hot spots on the island for marine debris and track the biggest threats to Oahu's marine wildlife. Any information you are able to give us is very helpful but only the (*) fields are required, so please do the best you can!

If you have questions about HMAR's BEAT DEBRIS Project, how to complete this report, or for further information about HMAR's Marine Debris Program please send email HERE.

Date of your dive: *

Person leading your dive: *

First Name Last Name

Do you wish to receive updates about our marine debris program, special dive partner offers and qualify for quarterly awards for your debris removal efforts? *

Yes No

Email:

This is required to be eligible for quarterly awards and prizes. Your email address will NEVER be shared.

Your phone number: *

Please enter a valid phone number.

Island where dive occurred: *

Oahu Kauai Molokai Maui Lanai Big Island

Please describe the location of the dive: *

Example: Electric Beach, Alii Beach, Kaimana Beach, etc.

GPS coordinates of the dive location:

Please enter exactly like the this example: 21.3511235,-157.872053. You can do this easily by dropping a pin on Google Maps.

Type of Dive: *

Snorkel SCUBA

How did you hear about HMAR and our BEAT DEBRIS Project? *

Dive shop Friend Social media Outreach event News From a HMAR volunteer or staff member Other

From which dive shop did you hear about us? *

How did you hear about our BEAT DEBRIS Project? *

NOW, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE MARINE DEBRIS YOU COLLECTED

After you've collected your marine debris, please complete the rest of this form to the best of your ability. You can estimate if needed. It's best if the debris is dried out before measuring or weighing it, but it's not required.

How are you analyzing your debris? *

Debris is wet Debris is dry

Total weight of debris: *

Example: 4.1 pounds = 4.1

Unit of measure: *

Pounds (lbs) Grams (g)

Debris weight was: *

Estimated Weighed on a scale

What type(s) of debris was collected (check all that apply): *

Fishing line Hooks Weights Rope Netting Plastic Other

For the following metrics, please just enter numbers without their units of measure.

Please estimate the length of the fishing line in FEET. *

Please estimate the weight of the fishing line in POUNDS: *

How many hooks did you collect? *

How many fishing weights did you collect? *

Please list other items collected: *

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please share any information you think may be useful for us to better understand marine debris patterns in Hawaii.

Examples: Weather events (i.e. a hurricane warning happened the day before our dive), water conditions, unique items (a tire was found), fishing activity (i.e. this location had 50+ fishers nearby), entangled animals you observed interacting with marine debris, or any other information you feel is valuable.

Additional information:

Do you have pictures or videos to upload with your report? *

Yes No

I hereby grant Hawaii Marine Animal Response (HMAR) permission to reproduce any portions of the photos or videos I have uploaded using this form for any purpose in connection with HMAR activity. I DO NOT grant permission for HMAR to sell any photos or videos I have provided. *

I agree I do not agree

Please upload photos from your dive:

You can upload up to 10 pictures. Please put your BEAT DEBRIS scale card or another item in the pictures like a pen to show the relative size of your debris. The total for all of your files must be 20 megabytes (20 MB) or less.

Mahalo nui for your marine debris removal dive! Your help in cleaning up debris helps us keep Hawaii's coastal waters safe for marine wildlife. If you share a photo on social media, please make sure to add the hashtag #BEATDEBRISHawaii