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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS409 - St. George's Bay

30 August, 2020

Team Leader
Nick
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

35.926326, 14.489571

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS409 - St. George's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
City
St. Julian's
Country
Malta
Date
30 August, 2020
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.926326
Longitude: 14.489571
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
1404.99 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Little Crabs
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Bottles

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