Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bowen Island
26 March, 2022
- Team Leader
- Henry Wang
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 1136.9 lbs (measured)
49.378443628663, -123.33221092325
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bowen Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans
- City
- Bowen Island
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 26 March, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 52 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 49.378443628663
Longitude: -123.33221092325
- Weather Conditions
-
Mixed
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 28237.6 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Balls | 9 |
| Baskets, Crates | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 11 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 6 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 5 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 168 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 58 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 256 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 23 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 72 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 73 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 118 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 11 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 5 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 11 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 7 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 42 |
| Towels/rags | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 21 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 11 |
| Plastic chairs | 4 |
| Metal chairs | 1 |
| Traffic cones | 7 |
| Ceramic flower pot | 24 |
| Plastic paddle | 1 |
| Metal tools | 7 |
| Umbrella | 5 |
| Plastic foot pump | 1 |
| Garden hose | 1 |
| Nylon camping chair cover | 7 |
| Wheel barrow | 1 |
| Baseball mitt | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Beer cans
Beer bottles
