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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Porteau Cove Marine Park

6 February, 2023

Team Leader
Luk, Hin Kwong Anthony
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (measured)

49.415875818075, -122.77908004523

Survey Information

Location Name
Porteau Cove Marine Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Kocher's Diving Locker (4259)
City
Vancouver
Country
Canada
Date
6 February, 2023
Survey Duration
95 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 49.415875818075
Longitude: -122.77908004523
Weather Conditions
Raining and Cloudy
Precipitation: 92%
Wind: 20 KMPH
Humidity: 100%
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1600 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Rock and sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Cigarette Filters 23
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 4

Beer cans, beer bottles and coffee cup plastic tips

coffee cup plastic tips

Beer Bottles

Beer Cans


Porteau Cove Marine Park is very clean park and there has not much trash. Most of the trash is from the ground put into the Ocean by the rain and wind. Very clean environment in general

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