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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sellars Cove

29 August, 2020

Team Leader
Raya Boudreau
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
35 lbs (estimated)

44.645979769537, -63.923680614054

Survey Information

Location Name
Sellars Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Glen Haven
Country
Canada
Date
29 August, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.645979769537
Longitude: -63.923680614054
Weather Conditions
The last week has been mostly sunny and clear with one thunder and lightning storm that had strong winds and downpour.
Survey Depth Range
6–15 feet
Area Surveyed
22000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
mostly mud bottom with the odd patch of kelp
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 14
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Floater jacket 2
Railway Tie 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Comments There were mussels attached to the larger items and the squids were laying their eggs on the larger items as well.

The floater jacket and the boot

Railway tie - when they were made they were coated in a special oil which could still be degrading.

Plastic bags - there were signs of the critters eating the bags as a food source due to their being nibbles all over.


We had to stick to the shallower areas due to terrible visibility in the deeper depths. Cory who was with me says there is a noticeable amount of change in the amount of garbage since he's been doing at least one clean up dive there a year. The garbage we found is mostly older garbage, thankfully we do not find newer garbage.

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