Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS65 - Fort Wetherill
8 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Josh
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (measured)
41.4773, -71.3578
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS65 - Fort Wetherill
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Jamestown
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.4773
Longitude: -71.3578
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly sunny. Some light rain and wind.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
Additional Information
First few nice weekends of the year prior to the dive
lots of straws. Haven't found many straws here before.
Plastic Bags
Straws
Cans / plastic bottles
