Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Vieux Canal de Beauharnois (Marché public)
21 July, 2021
- Team Leader
- Michèle Doucet
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 9.8 lbs (measured)
45.257325228731, -74.1260146145
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Vieux Canal de Beauharnois (Marché public)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Mont Saint-Hilaire
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 21 July, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 45.257325228731
Longitude: -74.1260146145
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rainfall the night before.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–21 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1787 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- fresh water canal
- 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) | 23 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 23 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| compact disk | 1 |
| truck rubber floor mat (see photo) | 1 |
Additional Information
Popular picnic area in the summer. Public market adjacent to dive site. Urban area. Two pedestrian bridges crossing the waterway.
Compact disk Ceramic soup bowl Truck rubber floor mat Piece of yellow "caution" tape
plastic bags
plastic fragments
food wrappers (plastic and aluminum)
Comments and Feedback
Often very windy in this area
