Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rigg Wood Pier, Consiton
29 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Geoff Creighton
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 kgs (measured)
54.321742, -3.080365
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rigg Wood Pier, Consiton
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Wimbledon
- City
- Coniston
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 29 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 54.321742
Longitude: -3.080365
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 0.5–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky 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) | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 13 |
Additional Information
Rigg Wood pier extends out into lake Coniston and is a local beauty spot, attracting visitors from around the world. Over the years, visitors on the jetty have dropped many items into the lake including an abundance of footwear and litter such as glass bottles.
Smoking pipe
Footwear - animal entrapment hazard
Glass bottles - animal entrapment hazard
Batteries - chemical leakage
