Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Connecticut River
1 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Woody Tinsley
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 152 lbs (measured)
41.712934059549, -72.63448285208
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Connecticut River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- CREST POLICE DIVE TEAM
- City
- Hartford
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 1 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.712934059549
Longitude: -72.63448285208
- Weather Conditions
-
Clear
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–22 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- River
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 4 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Air conditioner 60 lbs | 3 |
Additional Information
No, just a river on a city.
Old wooden beer barrel
Throw aways from a pedestrian bridge
Comments and Feedback
This was a good event. We will be performing it again as part of our police dive teams attempt to give back to the community.
