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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS409 - St. George's Bay

28 May, 2019

Team Leader
Nicholas Martens
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

35.926361, 14.490111

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS409 - St. George's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
City
St. Julian's
Country
Malta
Date
28 May, 2019
Survey Duration
33 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.926361
Longitude: 14.490111
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
3–5 meters
Area Surveyed
1389.21 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) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 2
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Airfilter 1
Fibreglass 5
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Ropes

Cans

Fibreglass

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