Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Government Wharf/Lighthouse Pub Marina, Porpoise Bay, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
24 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- Sarah Park
- Number of Participants
- 34
- Total Debris Collected
- 1000 lbs (estimated)
49.483189, -123.758368
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Government Wharf/Lighthouse Pub Marina, Porpoise Bay, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Suncoast Diving
- City
- Sechelt
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 24 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 300 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 49.483189
Longitude: -123.758368
- Weather Conditions
-
Raining and windy (15 - 35 knots)
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 330 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 12 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 13 |
| Plastic Fragments | 54 |
| Cigarette Filters | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 12 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 45 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 324 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 29 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 12 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Crab Traps | 6 |
| Fishing Rods | 4 |
Additional Information
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