A second group of first year marine scientists braved the rain on Thursday 9 February and cleaned approximately 1 km of beach at Esquimalt Lagoon. While we didn’t take any photos of the drippy students, the data collected are summarized below as well as a photo of some of the garbage collected.
| Type of garbage | Number |
| Styrofoam bits | 238 |
| Plastic pieces | 221 |
| Straws / stirrers | 20 |
| Caps, lids | 61 |
| Coffee cups | 9 |
| Coffee cup lids | 10 |
| Plastic utensils | 3 |
| Lollipop sticks | 6 |
| Food wrappers | 25 |
| Plastic beverage bottles | 2 |
| Glass beverage bottles | 5 |
| Bags | 13 |
| Rope | 7 |
| Nets | 2 |
| Cigarettes / filters | 8 |
| Tobacco packs / wrappers | 3 |
| Lighters | 21 |
| Syringes | 8 |
| Tampons / applicators | 2 |
| Condoms | 1 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes | 5 |
| Shotgun shells | 44 |
| Toys | 6 |
| Bags of dog poo | 5 |
| Dog collar | 1 |
| Gum | 1 |
| Band-aid | 1 |
| Film canister | 1 |
| Tin / metal pieces | 7 |
| Fabric | 2 |
| Rubber bands | 4 |
| Cardboard | 2 |
| Pieces of paper | 5 |
| Toilet paper | 2 |
| Comb | 2 |
| Prawn tag (1998) | 1 |
| Crab tag (04) | 1 |
| Ear plug | 2 |
| Fishing tools | 4 |
| Tire | 1 |
| Glowing green bead | 1 |
Tags: beach clean-up, garbage, marine science, plastic, pollution
Pearson College Marine Science 
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