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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Your cleanup:

1 June, 2014

Team Leader
Amy Morgan-Young
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
113 lbs (measured)

49.31348, -122.926155

Survey Information

Location Name
Your cleanup:
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Quest Dive Centre
City
Port Moody
Country
Canada
Date
1 June, 2014
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 49.31348
Longitude: -122.926155
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
17–60 feet
Area Surveyed
56842.1 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
beach
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 3
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Strapping Bands (plastic) 26
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 35
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 11
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Metal Fragments 12
Fishing: Traps & Pots 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
other materials collected
Crab measuring tools (Plastic) 5
Scissors 2
Plyers 1
Pocket knife 1
Crowbar 1
wheelbarrow wheel 1
huge crab trap 1
used zap straps 35
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Dungeness
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Crab trap with no way of recovering from surface
Comments We just opened the door to the trap and let them go alive. We then explained the situation to the crabbers on the surface... they had smaller traps with no really entrapment doors. but they were very concerned and thanked us for rescuing them... it was a great feeling for everyone.

Families are permitted to crab on the dock. It's also a very busy picnic area. it really wasn't that dirty considering the heavy usage. Hats off to the park rangers for that!...

pocket knife... not unusual but the same man who lost it 3 years ago happened to be crabbing with his family while we were there. He asked about it and described it perfectly. We gave it back to him and with a little WD-40 will have it in good condition again very soon. It was a gift from his father years ago and he was very happy to have it back.

Used Zapstraps

broken crab pots

broken glass and plastic pieces

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