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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Deep Cove Government Dock

23 September, 2023

Team Leader
Henry Wang
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
502 lbs (measured)

49.326812634529, -122.94735561281

Survey Information

Location Name
Deep Cove Government Dock
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans
City
North Vancouver
Country
Canada
Date
23 September, 2023
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 49.326812634529
Longitude: -122.94735561281
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
10–49 feet
Area Surveyed
32838.6 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Silt
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 80
Beverage Bottles (glass) 104
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 10
Metal Fragments 87
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 19
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 19
other materials collected
Sunglasses 27
Boat paddles 6
Fire extinguisher 1
Anchor 1
E bicycle 1
Metal chair 1
Dive flag 1
Dive reel 1
Propeller 1
Metal water bottles 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 10
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Crab

No

E bike

Bottles

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