Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ft. Wetherill Beach Side
11 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kevin O'Sullivan
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 lbs (estimated)
41.477208218338525, -71.35868543385641
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ft. Wetherill Beach Side
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hamen Scuba
- City
- Hamden
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 11 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.477208218338525
Longitude: -71.35868543385641
- Weather Conditions
-
Rough
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Burned Wedding Dress
Comments and Feedback
Harsh conditions restricted the number of people in the water, but great turn out of surface support and we did a beach cleanup with the Rhode Island Department of Environment
