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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

birch cove

14 July, 2013

Team Leader
canadive
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (measured)

45.8694, -67.15782

Survey Information

Location Name
birch cove
Organization/Dive Centre
canadive
City
st andrews
Country
Canada
Date
14 July, 2013
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 45.8694
Longitude: -67.15782
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
0–8.2 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
salt
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 19
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Plastic Fragments 50
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
other materials collected
lobster markers 20

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