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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lock 28 Long Drift (Wee Hawk & Conestoga)

29 July, 2018

Team Leader
Sarah Catherine Butterworth
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
107.8 lbs (measured)

44.777631264361, -75.39932012558

Survey Information

Location Name
Lock 28 Long Drift (Wee Hawk & Conestoga)
Organization/Dive Centre
Kanata Diving Supply and Turkey Dive Team
City
Ottawa
Country
Canada
Date
29 July, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.777631264361
Longitude: -75.39932012558
Weather Conditions
Rain during the week, including the day before, but sunny conditions on the day of the survey.
Survey Depth Range
15–25 feet
Area Surveyed
121000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Fresh water seaway (St.Lawrence)
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Furnishings (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 17
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 58
Beverage Bottles (glass) 33
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 35
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 14
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 6
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

No, but this is a popular area for boaters and swimmers alike.

BBQ, pitchfork

glass bottles - lots intact, but many broken

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