Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
8 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Tony Cook
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 13 kgs (measured)
-33.44687898251007, 151.44959279898103
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Imports Australia
- City
- Terrigal
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 8 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.44687898251007
Longitude: 151.44959279898103
- Weather Conditions
-
Previous week raining
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4973.65 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 3 |
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bread bag clips (plastic) | 3 |
| Hair comb (plastic) | 1 |
| Telephone wiring (mixed) | 1 |
| Leg rope (plastic) | 1 |
| Sheets of paint - antifouling | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs and chiton |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bags |
| Comments | 1x chiton; 3x crabs |
Additional Information
single use plastics
broken glass
fishing lures and hooks
