Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Little Pond, Morton Park
30 June, 2018
- Team Leader
- John Hoagland
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 lbs (estimated)
41.943116, -70.683146
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Little Pond, Morton Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Market
- City
- Plymouth
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 30 June, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.943116
Longitude: -70.683146
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and bright
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 24000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Fresh water pond with Silty bottom.
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 16 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
Additional Information
This is a public swim, fishing and boating body of water. The yearly activities of people cause the debris that we find underwater.
Plastic cups and tops.
Glass bottles
Comments and Feedback
This was our 19th year of underwater cleanups and next year we will celebrate 20 years of underwater cleanups!!
