Rappahannock Quarry Clean-Up & Dive Against Debris Event - May 7, 9:00 AM
7 May, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kristina Soderquist
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 39.7 lbs (measured)
38.325482, -77.503498
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rappahannock Quarry Clean-Up & Dive Against Debris Event - May 7, 9:00 AM
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blu Water Scuba
- City
- Fredericksburg
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 7 May, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 29 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.325482
Longitude: -77.503498
- Weather Conditions
-
rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–35 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky, no reef
- 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) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 5 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Toys | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mixed Material Snack Bag Containers | 4 |
Additional Information
Not aware of any event, but evidence suggests that teenagers were drinking; it appears that humans are the greatest problem at this quarry. There are beer cans (of a rather cheap beer); and also beer cans showing arguable bullet holes that people might have used for target practice
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Beer cans/aluminum cans - they add to the pollution and the sharp edges are dangerous to both marine life and divers
porcelain/glass - safety issues - humans, fish, and eels can get cut on them
monofilament and thread from cloth that appeared to once have been an awning - causing an entanglement hazard to divers especially
Comments and Feedback
My group found several bags that clearly contained chips of some sort that were mixed material. It was great that there was the extra space for the entry, but we thought perhaps a "mixed material snack bag containers" category might warrant consideration, as we have seen many of these before in our dives. :( Another suggestion was "pool toys" under plastic.
