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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

La Balsa Park

29 January, 2018

Team Leader
Elliot
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

-26.686135, 153.134505

Survey Information

Location Name
La Balsa Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Coast Clean Up Divers
City
Buddina
Country
Australia
Date
29 January, 2018
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -26.686135
Longitude: 153.134505
Weather Conditions
Hot and sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–6 meters
Area Surveyed
271.18 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
other materials collected
Corflute sign 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Mollusc
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Rope

No

Not applicable

Fishing line


Site still has lots of fishing line, just too tangled and grown over to be removed sadly

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