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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Centennial Beach

15 October, 2011

Team Leader
Bob White and Wayne Mulford
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
700 lbs (estimated)

44.378257, -79.688129

Survey Information

Location Name
Centennial Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Gills Diving & Campus Divers
City
Barrie
Country
Canada
Date
15 October, 2011
Survey Duration
108 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.378257
Longitude: -79.688129
Weather Conditions
Clear and sunny
Survey Depth Range
0–26 feet
Area Surveyed
1000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 100
Bags: Trash (plastic) 30
Bait Containers, Packaging 15
Baskets, Crates 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 50
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 100
Foam Insulation & Packaging 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 10
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 250
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 50
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 10
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 25
Drums: 55 Gallon 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 25
Wrappers (foil/metal) 10
Metal Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 25
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 20
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 20
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 25
other materials collected
Small Sentry safe 1
SCUBA cylinders 2
Large patio umbrella stand 1

Picnic Table


Although weather conditions and visibility were less than desirable, the group turn out was great and everyone did a fantastic job at promoting Project Aware and this event. We look forward to following year events with larger turn outs and much larger yields.

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