Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fantasy Lake Scuba Park
23 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Raphael Kohler
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 5.5 lbs (estimated)
35.9106889, -78.42706709999999
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fantasy Lake Scuba Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Raleigh
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 62 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.9106889
Longitude: -78.42706709999999
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain and thunderstorms for the 4 days previous to the dive
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–42 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 67515.4 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Quarry/Lake bed
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 5 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Neoprene | 1 |
| Hubcap | 1 |
| Plastic Coins | 10 |
| Masking Tape | 1 |
| Fiberglass Pieces | 12 |
Additional Information
No
Part of a car hubcap
Fiberglass: a plane was sunk on purpose, however it is falling apart and polluting the rest of the lake
Metal fragaments: a bus was sunk on purpose, however it is falling apart and polluting the rest of the lake
Plastic: all the plastic seems to been brought in by the storm
