Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Npigon Lagoon. Nipigon, Ontario, Canada.
21 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Len Mason
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 1200 lbs (estimated)
49.014737, -88.260748
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Npigon Lagoon. Nipigon, Ontario, Canada.
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Divers Thunder Bay
- City
- Nipigon
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 21 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 360 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 49.014737
Longitude: -88.260748
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–19 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 12684 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- silt
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 5 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 18 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 107 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
The area has been used for over 100 years as a dump ground. Site is base of cliff. Top of cliff had an industrial retailer for years.
hair dryer
Large tractor tire
Comments and Feedback
A fantastic effort. Since the area was at the base of a cliff - all debris was brough to the land crew using a homemade barge and boats.
We expect to keep cleaning this site over the years as the plan is to have improved water movement which will remove silt and expose more debris.
