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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Marsalforn Bay

19 September, 2020

Team Leader
Richard King
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

36.071130060751, 14.259303728151

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsalforn Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Kings
City
Marsalforn
Country
Malta
Date
19 September, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.071130060751
Longitude: 14.259303728151
Weather Conditions
Storm for 2 days before
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
14070.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Cigarette Filters 15
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Toys 1

Storm

Bike tyre

Drinks cans

Cigarette butts

Plastic bottles

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