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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Schwatka Lake boat launch - east side

1 August, 2018

Team Leader
Virginia Labelle
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

60.673111, -135.024505

Survey Information

Location Name
Schwatka Lake boat launch - east side
Organization/Dive Centre
Midnight Sun Dive Club
City
Whitehorse
Country
Canada
Date
1 August, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 60.673111
Longitude: -135.024505
Weather Conditions
HOT and sunny - calm (+28 C)
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
4175 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Lake - some lakeweed
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 49
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 245
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 1
other materials collected
Sunglasses 3

Careless drinkers!

Beverage cans (aluminum)

Beverage bottles (glass)


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