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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Chandler Hovey Park

21 December, 2013

Team Leader
Mike Merriman
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
10 lbs (measured)

42.505588, -70.833258

Survey Information

Location Name
Chandler Hovey Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Mass Diving
City
Marblehead
Country
United States
Date
21 December, 2013
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.505588
Longitude: -70.833258
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
10–30 feet
Area Surveyed
15000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2

scuba weight pocket and weights

PVC pipe wedged under a rock

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