Dive Against Debris Data Submission
West Hawk Lake, Manitoba, Canada - Cat's Ass
10 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Tim Ness
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 lbs (estimated)
49.74470330398, -95.208989465609
Survey Information
- Location Name
- West Hawk Lake, Manitoba, Canada - Cat's Ass
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Underworld Scuba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 10 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 37 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 49.74470330398
Longitude: -95.208989465609
- Weather Conditions
-
Wind, rain, sunny periods - a mix of weather.
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Fresh Water Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 10 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Antique Coke Bottles.
Beverage Cans
Grocery Bags
Plastics
Comments and Feedback
This was our first Dive Against Debris Dive in a long time for Underworld Scuba. There are also other dive groups doing clean up dives and the debris is getting less and less.
