Ecci Delph
15 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Susannah Noble
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.1 kgs (estimated)
53.628957339023, -2.7298177613801
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ecci Delph
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Leeds
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 15 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 20 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 53.628957339023
Longitude: -2.7298177613801
- Weather Conditions
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A week of sun and no rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 304 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Inland Quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
Additional Information
Plastic fragments snapped from a fin strap
Plastic sticky tape often used for marking cylinders
Comments and Feedback
The vis conditions were really poor on our dive, making it harder to spot debris at this dive site. The bottom of the quarry is a slit bottom, so debris was easily covered up by the slit. Although only small plastic fragments found, it appears the debris were mostly from diving gear/tape on cylinders, so it was good to clear up debris caused by divers! We completed our Dive Against Debris after a training dive here, divers need good buoyancy control to be able to remove debris from silt without disturbing the bottom too much, an interesting but fun challenge. Although this is an inland quarry, the small plastic fragments found highlight the ugly trust of the journey of our trash and showed why plastic left by divers in a car park can easily make it into our water ways. A good use of 20 mins after a days training
