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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Welland Scuba Park

3 October, 2021

Team Leader
Chris Foisey
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
77 lbs (measured)

42.980822112982, -79.25607919693

Survey Information

Location Name
Welland Scuba Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Dan's Dive Shop
City
St Catharines
Country
Canada
Date
3 October, 2021
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.980822112982
Longitude: -79.25607919693
Weather Conditions
Mix of rain and sunshine
Survey Depth Range
5–30 feet
Area Surveyed
183727 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Man Made
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 56
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 19
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 22
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 20
SCUBA Weights 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 12
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Toys 15

We also had 7 volunteers on land collecting litter, assisting divers and sorting marine debris.

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