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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Welland Scuba Park

2 September, 2019

Team Leader
Fawn Messer
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
330 lbs (measured)

42.980854041345, -79.255741858888

Survey Information

Location Name
Welland Scuba Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Dan's Dive Shop
City
St Catharines
Country
Canada
Date
2 September, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.980854041345
Longitude: -79.255741858888
Weather Conditions
Sunshine, heat and rain storm the day before the event.
Survey Depth Range
5–35 feet
Area Surveyed
2803 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 18
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 35
Furnishings (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Syringes (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 75
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 30
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 3
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 10
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 24
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Fireworks 64
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 9
other materials collected
air filter 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Crayfish
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Crayfish found living amongst various debris

City of Welland Fireworks Display

Rubber chicken

Food and drink packaging

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