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ADS584 - Holyrood Marina

11 September, 2019

Team Leader
Mark McGowan
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
30 lbs (estimated)

47.389297, -53.126558

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS584 - Holyrood Marina
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Quest Adventures
City
Holyrood
Country
Canada
Date
11 September, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.389297
Longitude: -53.126558
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
20–40 feet
Area Surveyed
10000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 51
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
other materials collected
broom wood handle and plastic bristles 1

Unusual? Perhaps not, just ironic. We removed a cleaning tool (broom) during a clean up dive.

glass beverage containers represented more than 79% of the debris removed today.


Thanks to Megan M, Mark C, Alain L, Brandy B, and Solene G who joined me for a little Dive Against Debris at the adopted site, ADS584 Holyrood Marina. Despite less than stellar visibility we did well in accomplishing our mission goals for the day, including certifying four new drysuit divers and one other refreshing skills now that the kids are back in school. Congratulations. Multi taskers to the extreme!! One team laid down a find for the next group to venture into the waters at Holyrood Marina. That team collected such a bag of debris that it became too heavy to transport to the shore. The neat package is ready for pickup. I just might use that as an object to be searched for on an upcoming S&R adventure dive.

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