Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lock 28 Long Drift (Wee Hawk & Conestoga)
14 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Sarah Catherine Butterworth
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 173.4 lbs (measured)
44.777696, -75.399406
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lock 28 Long Drift (Wee Hawk & Conestoga)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Kanata Diving Supply
- City
- Cardinal
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 14 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 64 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 44.777696
Longitude: -75.399406
- Weather Conditions
-
heavy rain day before, but otherwise sunny with 25-30ºC temperatures
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4227 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Freshwater
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 13 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 200 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 30 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 9 |
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| sump pump | 1 |
| metal tackle box | 1 |
| folding camp chairs | 2 |
| computer monitor housing | 1 |
Additional Information
No specific event that I am aware of would have led to any of our debris finds.
sump pump
car battery which we were not able to remove for safety reasons
the quantity of tires seems alarming
camp chairs seem too easily discarded by picnickers on the shore
Comments and Feedback
This event was really well received by our divers. I would have liked to see more graphics, posters, etc. that are available to use for communicating about the event.
