Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS65 - Fort Wetherill
28 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Josh
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
41.4773, -71.3578
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS65 - Fort Wetherill
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 28 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 62 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.4773
Longitude: -71.3578
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–19 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 416 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
Additional Information
Lots of parties at the state park the weekend before the dive.
plastic bag inside an aluminium can.
plastic bags
soda / beer cans
