Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS149 - Aramoana Spit
30 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Gina Watts
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 16 kgs (measured)
-45.77566, 170.713126
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS149 - Aramoana Spit
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Otago Ltd
- City
- Dunedin
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 30 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -45.77566
Longitude: 170.713126
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1948 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- kelp
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Car Battery leaches a lot of heavy metals into the water Fishing Line , a lot as a popular fishing area, poses entanglement threat.
Car Battery
fishing line
