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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Project Aware Debris Clean - Black Rock Beach, Nova Scotia

11 January, 2014

Team Leader
John Stone
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 lbs (estimated)

44.613934, -63.418579

Survey Information

Location Name
Project Aware Debris Clean - Black Rock Beach, Nova Scotia
Organization/Dive Centre
Torpedo Rays Scuba Adventure
City
Halifax
Country
Canada
Date
11 January, 2014
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.613934
Longitude: -63.418579
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
0–25 feet
Area Surveyed
100 ft2
Dominant Substrate
Combo: sand, silt, rock
Ecosystem
Sandy, rocky, kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1

No

Old bottle

Large sunken barge

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