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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Williamstown Breakwater

3 September, 2011

Team Leader
Jess Milvain
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
75 kgs (estimated)

-37.868256, 144.888929

Survey Information

Location Name
Williamstown Breakwater
Organization/Dive Centre
Vision Divers
City
Williamstown
Country
Australia
Date
3 September, 2011
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -37.868256
Longitude: 144.888929
Weather Conditions

Mon 29/08/2011 Max temp: 15.9
High wind: 50 - 20 kph, high wind overnight decreasing mid morning

Tue 30/08/2011 Max temp: 15.3
Light wind: 10 - 20 kph, moderate wind throughout the day

Wed 31/08/2011 Max temp: 15.4
Light wind: 20 - 5 kph, moderate throughout the day, dropping away mid afternoon

Thu 01/09/2011 Max temp: 16.7
Light wind: 5 - 20 kph, moderate wind throughout the day

Fri 02/09/2011 Max temp: 21.7
Moderate wind: 10 - 30 kph, wind peaking mid afternoon, increasing overnight

Sat 03/09/2011 Max temp: 22.1
High wind: 20 - 50 kph, wind peaking mid morning and remaining windy all afternoon

Sun 04/09/2011 Max temp: 21.5
Moderate wind: 60 - 5 kph (very windy during event, dropping late afternoon / evening)
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Balloons 1
Balls 5
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 20
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 75
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 35
Plastic Fragments 32
Cigarette Filters 50
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 39
Beverage Bottles (glass) 41
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 10
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 10
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 6
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Condom wrappers 7
Tile 1
Bell 1
Women's stockings 1
Bandaids 5

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