Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gunnamatta Baths, Cronulla
7 March, 2024
- Team Leader
- Oliver Thomson
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 148 kgs (estimated)
-34.058136160763, 151.14979716241
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gunnamatta Baths, Cronulla
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Abyss Dive, Ramsgate, nsw
- City
- sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 7 March, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 9 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -34.058136160763
Longitude: 151.14979716241
- Weather Conditions
-
fine, minimal rain (light showers) no storms or significant wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- estuarine sand flats
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Balls | 25 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 21 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 50 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 17 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 50 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 20 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 44 |
| Cigarette Filters | 198 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 66 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 4 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 19 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 16 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 23 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 3 |
| Rubber Bands | 11 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 4 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 21 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 17 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| Toys | 23 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| electric hire bike | 1 |
| large road cone | 1 |
| disposable vapes | 3 |
| double bed duvet | 1 |
| shopping trolley | 1 |
Additional Information
electric bike
cig butts
plastic bottle caps
clothing
