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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Morton Park, Little Pond

21 April, 2012

Team Leader
John Hoagland
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
174 lbs (estimated)

41.943151, -70.683192

Survey Information

Location Name
Morton Park, Little Pond
Organization/Dive Centre
New England Cold Water Divers club and Divers Market
City
Plymouth
Country
United States
Date
21 April, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 41.943151
Longitude: -70.683192
Weather Conditions
Sunny and clear
Survey Depth Range
7–21 feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Fresh Water Pond
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Bait Containers, Packaging 11
Balloons 4
Balls 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 43
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 59
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 37
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 11
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 14
Food Wrappers (plastic) 36
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 23
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 13
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 105
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Fluorescent Light Tubes 2
Jars-food (glass) 8
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 35
Beverage Bottles (glass) 45
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 67
Caps & Lids (metal) 57
Pipes & Rebar 7
Pull Tabs-beverages 11
Wrappers (foil/metal) 7
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 10
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 10
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 150
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 3
other materials collected
Partial hull of boat 1
Metal Ice Chopper 1
Lawn Chair 1
Painted Floor Board 1

Partial boat hull


I have two photos of our volunteers and the trash that we collected BUT just like last year the your website won't upload them. I send them in a seperate email for you to add to my activity.

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