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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Little Pond, Morton Park

14 September, 2024

Team Leader
John Hoagland
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
15 lbs (estimated)

41.942616785876, -70.684749428468

Survey Information

Location Name
Little Pond, Morton Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Market
City
Plymouth
Country
United States
Date
14 September, 2024
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.942616785876
Longitude: -70.684749428468
Weather Conditions
sunny and warm
Survey Depth Range
3–34 feet
Area Surveyed
5200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Fresh water pond
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 25
Fishing: Line 16
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 26
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Bandaides 11
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status dead
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Herring
Number Entangled 9
Status dead
Type of Debris Herring
Comments Fish caught on hooks and the line caught on rocks.

This is a public swimming area with fishing, small boats and diver training taking place too.

Plastic items


This was the last underwater cleanup that I will run at this site. I live on Cape Cod now and will look for a site to cleanup here next year.

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