Terence Bay Wharf

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

8 June, 2019

Submitted by: OceanTrackingNetwork , on 12 June, 2019

Team Leader: Gabrielle Deveau

Number of Participants: 32

Total Debris Collected: 380 lbs (measured)

44.4677191, -63.7147051

Survey Information

Location Name: Terence Bay Wharf

Organization/Dive Centre: Ocean Tracking Network and Torpedo Rays Scuba

City: Terence Bay

Country: Canada

Date: 8 June, 2019

Survey Duration: 50 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 44.4677191
Longitude: -63.7147051

Weather Conditions

Survey Depth Range: 6.9–7.4 meters

Area Surveyed: 17 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: wharf

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Fishing and dumping household waste

What was the most unusual item found?

toilet, 2 day old newspaper, a radio, a saw, antique children’s shoe

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

lobster elastics

beer bottles

household waste

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

Sorry we did not itemize waste collected - too many items came at us too fast.

Additional Information

Still lots to be cleaned.

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