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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pointe de l'Échouerie, Îles de la Madeleine

21 September, 2020

Team Leader
Michèle Doucet
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
5 lbs (estimated)

47.35453664669, -61.872263141011

Survey Information

Location Name
Pointe de l'Échouerie, Îles de la Madeleine
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Mont-Sainte-Hilaire
Country
Canada
Date
21 September, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.35453664669
Longitude: -61.872263141011
Weather Conditions
Relatively calm - always a bit choppy in this site
Survey Depth Range
4–10 feet
Area Surveyed
15767.7 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
other materials collected
12 gauge shotgun shells 4
Portion of metal and plastic fencing 1

Shotgun shells are from hunters shooting seals or birds near this area during the fall and winter months

shotgun shells

shotgun shells

glass debris

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