Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS180 - Mala Pier
16 October, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kenneth W Meers
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 lbs (measured)
20.886191, -156.687853
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS180 - Mala Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Lahaina Divers
- City
- Lahaina
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 16 October, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.886191
Longitude: -156.687853
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and warm
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 300 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 150 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 19 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 35 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 14 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
This area is heavily fished from an old pier, and from the shore. They tend to get their lines stuck on coral and it breaks off when they jerk on it. It is very close to shore, and very heavily fished.
