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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS321 - Clifton Garden

9 December, 2017

Team Leader
Rianti Bieler
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
41.3 kgs (measured)

-33.839795, 151.253671

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS321 - Clifton Garden
Organization/Dive Centre
Underwater Research Group of NSW
City
Sydney
Country
Australia
Date
9 December, 2017
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.839795
Longitude: 151.253671
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
7150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balloons 13
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 360
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 140
Straws, Stirrers 21
Plastic Fragments 220
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Metal Fragments 11
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 56
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
Rubber Fragments 13
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 21
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
Traffic cone 1

Summer leading up to more people having picnic by the beach (more food packaging and fragments found)

Traffic cone

Fishing line

Plastic fragments

Food wrappers

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