Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bugibba Jetty
22 April, 2018
- Team Leader
- Ghosting Calleja
- Number of Participants
- 46
- Total Debris Collected
- 2903 kgs (measured)
35.950046, 14.406702
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bugibba Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlam Dive Club / PDSA/ Malta Clean Up
- City
- Bugibba, St. Paul's Bay
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 22 April, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 138 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.950046
Longitude: 14.406702
- Weather Conditions
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Strong easterly winds force 6-7 up until April 16th. Weather very calm 5 days before cleanup
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–42 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 163491 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 47 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 7 |
| Balloons | 63 |
| Balls | 7 |
| Baskets, Crates | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 165 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 278 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 9 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 37 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 13 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 359 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 16 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 57 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 98 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 576 |
| Diapers/nappies | 17 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 12 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 32 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 121 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 6 |
| Gloves (latex) | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 62 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 7 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 12 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 298 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 23 |
| Tampon Applicators | 9 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 34 |
| Toothbrushes | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 800 |
| Cigarette Filters | 128 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 154 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 36 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 54 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 2 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 23 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 500 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 112 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 7 |
| Appliances: Household | 3 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 18 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 239 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 147 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 152 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 5 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 7 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 8 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 36 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 42 |
| SCUBA Weights | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 17 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 76 |
| Metal Fragments | 300 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 32 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 3 |
| Rubber Bands | 17 |
| Tires/tyres | 88 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 3 |
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 28 |
| Pallets | 7 |
| Wood Fragments | 52 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 7 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 32 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 51 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 8 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 29 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 8 |
| Clothing | 18 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 20 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 12 |
| Tampons | 9 |
| Toys | 27 |
Additional Information
The strong easterly winds would have carried a lot of debris into St Paul's bay
Ladders and mooring gear
Plastic cable ties, plastic spoons and stirrers
Rubber tyres
Ladders
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