Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Miracle Beach, Black Creek
20 August, 2019
- Team Leader
- Francois Lafleur
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 lbs (estimated)
49.849703, -125.08916
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Miracle Beach, Black Creek
- Organization/Dive Centre
- La Scubatheque
- City
- Black Creek
- Country
- Canada
- Date
- 20 August, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 49.849703
Longitude: -125.08916
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 28832.4 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Cigar Tips | 15 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 22 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 14 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Syringes (glass) | 4 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 6 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 5 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 8 |
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Clothing | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Emballage de marijuana (marijuana packaging) | 1 |
| Banc de bateau (boat bench) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Rat |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Plastic |
| Comments | Dead on the beach |
Additional Information
Yes
Marijuana package from B.C government
Foam
Cigarettes tips
Ropes
Comments and Feedback
No
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