Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS184 - Gold Coast Seaway
5 May, 2018
- Team Leader
- Kelly Fletcher
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 24.2 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
- 5 May, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 84 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
- Weather Conditions
-
Fair
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 120 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- Man made seaway entrance
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 405 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 22 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 12 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 11 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 527 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 7 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 25 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bong | 1 |
| 1 | |
| Mesh Fencing - 10m | 1 |
| Carabena | 1 |
Additional Information
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018
A petticoat and a ridiculously high amount of underwear and socks.
Line
Hooks
Sinkers
Comments and Feedback
Many thanks to all of those amazing divers who joined us for a spectacular day beneath the surface taking out the trash, we look forward to seeing you all again soon for another good old trash splash looking after the local.
