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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS184 - Gold Coast Seaway

28 May, 2017

Team Leader
Kelly Fletcher
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (measured)

-27.93664, 153.426301

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS184 - Gold Coast Seaway
Organization/Dive Centre
Environmental Divers
City
Gold Coast
Country
Australia
Date
28 May, 2017
Survey Duration
110 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
2–18 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Man made seaway entrance, rock wall with sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 13
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Plastic Fragments 14
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 205
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3

Highly fished waterway

Golf Ball

Fishing Line

Lead

Hooks


Sinkers - 82 Hooks - 53 Swivels - 66 Wire Trace - 4 Hard Lures - 1 Soft Lures - 11 Fresh Water Lures - 2

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