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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Murrays Bay

15 October, 2016

Team Leader
Laura Hutchings
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
28 kgs (measured)

-36.73258385279693, 174.75711788982153

Survey Information

Location Name
Murrays Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Performance Diver
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
15 October, 2016
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.73258385279693
Longitude: 174.75711788982153
Weather Conditions
Rain on and off all week, heavy rain night prior to dive.
Survey Depth Range
2–6.5 meters
Area Surveyed
2500 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) 23
Balls 7
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Straws, Stirrers 4
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 165
Cigarette Filters 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 17
Beverage Bottles (glass) 21
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 5
Metal Fragments 9
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Rubber Bands 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 4
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris can

The pier had recently undergone renovations and it was very pleasing to see that they (council or construction company?) had done a amazing job of clearing the waste/litter/debris since the work has been completed. On previous dives at this sight we have always collected significant debris from the pier area but not this year!

Plastic cover for a boat engine.

Plastic bags

cans

bottles

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