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Zegerplas T-Steiger

18 September, 2022

Team Leader
Erik Huigen en Ghislaine Burlage
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
45.8 kgs (measured)

52.129970483066, 4.6835909975917

Survey Information

Location Name
Zegerplas T-Steiger
Organization/Dive Centre
Discovery Divers
City
Reeuwijk
Country
Netherlands
Date
18 September, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 52.129970483066
Longitude: 4.6835909975917
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
0.5–8 meters
Area Surveyed
1800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sweet water lake
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 194
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 31
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 45
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
Metal Fragments 9
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 7
Rubber Fragments 31
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 31
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Toys 7
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Grondels/Goby
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic cups an bottles
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Zoetwater kreeft/Fresh water lobster
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic cups

Summer festival/Zomer spektakel

Boat anchor

Plastic fragments

(Broken) glass bottles


Thanks to our Dive Against Debris divers: Jacqueline, Marissa, Stephanie, Tobias, Kenneth, Frank, Mark, Dave, Jochem, Andre and Justin. Also a big thanks to our shore staff: Ghislaine, Kelly, Tanja, Marieke, Marcel, Arjan and Erik.

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