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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS235 - Xlendi Bay

8 June, 2017

Team Leader
Tim Rose
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (estimated)

36.030167, 14.216989

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS235 - Xlendi Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunday Dive Club
Country
Malta
Date
8 June, 2017
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.030167
Longitude: 14.216989
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny but westerly winds the previous day stirred up the bay
Survey Depth Range
2–15.1 meters
Area Surveyed
5260 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 45
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Plastic Fragments 103
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 58
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 14
Pipes & Rebar 3
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Oar 1

Boat Oar

Bottles (Glass)

Drinks Cans

Bottles (Plastic)

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