Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bass Lake
4 December, 2016
- Team Leader
- Gareth Austin
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
-26.51770969738285, 28.05762156844139
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bass Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SCUBA.co.za
- City
- Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 4 December, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.51770969738285
Longitude: 28.05762156844139
- Weather Conditions
-
Overcast with intermittent rain showers. Average daily temperature of 28º Celsius.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Fresh Water Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
Additional Information
There was a large year end function for a business next to the lake the night before our clean up.
Paper plate
Plastic bags as there are freash water fish in the lake that can get entangled or ingest.
Fishing hooks as divers/swimmers can injure themselves on them
Aluminum cans due to rusting and injury to humans
