Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rappahannock Quarry
26 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Tom Mckee
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (estimated)
38.325094, -77.504348
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rappahannock Quarry
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blu Water Scuba
- City
- Fredericksburg
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 26 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.325094
Longitude: -77.504348
- Weather Conditions
-
Partly sunny with occasional rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–12 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- kelp
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 25 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 50 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 100 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
fishing line, entaglement with divers and marine life
