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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Birch & Anchor, Bedford NS

8 June, 2023

Team Leader
Kelsie Jeannot
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
18 lbs (estimated)

44.683470460966, -63.658839233696

Survey Information

Location Name
Birch & Anchor, Bedford NS
Organization/Dive Centre
East Coast Scuba & Watersports
City
Bedford, NS
Country
Canada
Date
8 June, 2023
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.683470460966
Longitude: -63.658839233696
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
2.4–5.2 meters
Area Surveyed
223.636 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Silty bottom near working wharf, rock outcroppings
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1

ship wreck in cove

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