Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mouth of the Current River
24 August, 2014
- Team Leader
- Leonard Mason
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 lbs (estimated)
48.451688, -89.182091
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mouth of the Current River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Divers Thunder Bay
- City
- Thunder Bay
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 24 August, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 48.451688
Longitude: -89.182091
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny day - calm waters
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1059.7 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- Current, rocky bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 20 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Fisherman and industry using the water as a garbage can
electrical box
