Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Brigus
24 August, 2019
- Team Leader
- Mark McGowan
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 lbs (estimated)
47.536128, -53.20549
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Brigus
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Quest Adventures
- City
- Conception Bay South
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 24 August, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 47.536128
Longitude: -53.20549
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 750 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| plastic, vinyl, construction materials, siding | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Have mesh bag will "dive against debris." A strong north wind and waves kept us, (Paul O, Don B and Magoo) out of more traditional dive sites. Did a jump in Brigus to practice/demonstrate some sidemount skills and collect a bit of debris.
