Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
27 September, 2020
- Team Leader
- Vincenzo Occhipinti
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
-38.110597801602, 144.65217411654
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Australian diving instruction
- City
- Geelong
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 27 September, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.110597801602
Longitude: 144.65217411654
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 0.8–4.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1064.65 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 2 |
| Balls | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 25 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 36 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
glass bottles
fishing line hooks
construction materials, pvc piping, metal pipe, bricks
