Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mordialloc Pier
25 November, 2023
- Team Leader
- Rose Becker
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
-38.010877, 145.084268
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mordialloc Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aquatic Adventures Rowville
- City
- Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 25 November, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.010877
Longitude: 145.084268
- Weather Conditions
-
Showers and river run off toward the pier
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2756.85 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Balls | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 32 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 9 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 7 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 27 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 7 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 22 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 6 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 31 |
Additional Information
No
Hindu Gods
Aluminum cans
Face masks
Golf balls
Comments and Feedback
After river dredging a lot of rubbish is let out into the open ocean.
Boat traffic. Please be aware.
