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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS410 - Xlendi Bay

18 April, 2018

Team Leader
RICHARD SALTER
Number of Participants
28
Total Debris Collected
126 kgs (measured)

36.03020874607, 14.216926202748

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS410 - Xlendi Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Gozo Sunday Dive Club, Utina Divers college, St Andrews Divers Cove & Moby Dives.
City
Munxar
Country
Malta
Date
18 April, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.03020874607
Longitude: 14.216926202748
Weather Conditions
Easterly turning North easterly force 2-4
Survey Depth Range
1–15 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 26
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 66
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 64
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 104
Cigarette Lighters 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 10
Cotton Bud Sticks 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 55
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 11
Food Wrappers (plastic) 110
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 5
Straws, Stirrers 20
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 30
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 307
Cigarette Filters 41
Strapping Bands (plastic) 10
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 15
Beverage Bottles (glass) 151
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 84
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
SCUBA Weights 22
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 11
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 63
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 20
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 140
mixed materials collected
Clothing 14
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 2
Toys 4
other materials collected
Tourist sign 1
Bollard 1
Chimney cowling large 1
Metal bins 2
Ladder 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name pigeon
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris bird

I ran the event in conjunction with Eco Gozo.

plastic

bottles

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