Oldham dive in to BSAC Underwater Litterpick 2013
Oldham SAC retrieved some ‘weighty plunder’ on their latest Underwater Litterpick dive while on a club trip to St Abbs.
Just one of the many clubs taking part in this year’s BSAC Underwater Litterpick campaign, divers from the club said they were saddened by what they found…and what they had to leave behind for another day.
Dave Hackman, from Oldham SAC, said the dive, at Weasel Loch, unearthed fishing line, cans, bottles and plastic.
“There was a considerable amount of litter which we could bring up. The area also seemed to be a dumping ground for tyres, we must have counted 10 of them on the seabed.
“Sadly, the fact is that wherever humans come into contact with the sea, they have a habit of leaving their mark.”
The BSAC Underwater Litterpick 2013 will run until the end of October and both clubs and individuals can get involved. The campaign’s aim is to get as many divers as possible cleaning up marine litter from their favourite dive sites and recording what they find.
The data obtained via these survey forms will be used in BSAC’s annual Underwater Litterpick report and will also go towards the Marine Conservation Society’s research in to marine litter around the UK.
For more information and to register go to http://www.bsac.com/page.asp?section=4234§ionTitle=Clean+up+with+BSAC%21
