Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Noosa River - Gympie terrace #444200
27 August, 2022
- Team Leader
- Elliot Peters
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 140 kgs (estimated)
-26.394625, 153.071155
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Noosa River - Gympie terrace #444200
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Coast Clean Up Divers
- City
- Noosaville
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 27 August, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.394625
Longitude: 153.071155
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3005.58 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- estuary
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 130 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 25 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 30 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 13 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 63 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 14 |
| Rubber Fragments | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Camping chair | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Mud Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
