Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Nichols Quarry

18 April, 2015

Team Leader
Fletcher Ferguson
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
135 lbs (estimated)

39.197329, -76.984659

Survey Information

Location Name
Nichols Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Den
City
Clarksville
Country
United States
Date
18 April, 2015
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 39.197329
Longitude: -76.984659
Weather Conditions
Light rain
Survey Depth Range
5–30 feet
Area Surveyed
7500 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
other materials collected
Concrete manhole cover 1
Heavy steel cables 2

Nothing

Concrete manhole cover

Heavy steel cables

Monofiliment with fish hook

Plastic bottles

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?