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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS584 - Holyrood Marina

23 August, 2020

Team Leader
Mark McGowan
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
50 lbs (estimated)

47.389329, -53.126462

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS584 - Holyrood Marina
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Quest Adventures
City
Holyrood
Country
Canada
Date
23 August, 2020
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.389329
Longitude: -53.126462
Weather Conditions
Normal NL summer weather. Changing hourly.
Survey Depth Range
20–30 feet
Area Surveyed
5500 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 68
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
metal - large saucepan 1

Glass beverage containers represented about 71% of the debris removed today.


What a day! What a beautiful day. We have a Plan. Meaghan R and Ethan C have completed their OW diver course this morning. They have to do one more dive to earn their drysuit diver certification. During that dive we will take a whack at debris they discovers while touring during their OW course. We are joined by the course DM Cassandra K. Earlier in the morning, before the course commenced, Cassandra and I did a little beach clean up as a warm up to our dive against debris. Not to worry. That debris is not included in this report. I figure that the four of us will do okay but we could do better. DM Ken K, newly minted DM Geoff Z and DMT Jim W popped out to give us a hand. What incredible role modelling by the boys!! Thanks guys. There were lift bags popping all over as we assailed the debris. Today was really tough. Vis was incredibly poor and that is compounded by an abundance of kelp. Not to be deterred the team did a great job. Geoff Z said "diving for debris is much like scallop diving without the lust." A poet he is not but but both dive objectives are rewarding. And you use the same gear.

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