Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, RI
18 October, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jeffrey Cinciripino
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (measured)
41.479012458492, -71.361717159973
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, RI
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Shack Diving Services, LLC
- City
- Jamestown
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 October, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 41 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.479012458492
Longitude: -71.361717159973
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain on Tuesday 13-10-2020 and Friday 17-10-2020
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 30000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Surgical Face Coverings | 3 |
Additional Information
Covid-19 pandemic requiring use of face coverings
Screw anchor
Face coverings
Food containers
Food wrappers
Comments and Feedback
The dive site was fairly clear of marine debris - probably because there are a large number of divers who use this site and keep it clean - beach is another story - there is a lot of debris on the beach.
