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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rappahannock Quarry

23 May, 2021

Team Leader
Mark Adams
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 lbs (measured)

38.325363113915, -77.503824234009

Survey Information

Location Name
Rappahannock Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
Mad About Diving
City
Fredericksburg
Country
United States
Date
23 May, 2021
Survey Duration
22 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.325363113915
Longitude: -77.503824234009
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
13–23 feet
Area Surveyed
400 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1

Columbia gas of VA marking flag

fishing line and lure

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