Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
24 June, 2017
- Team Leader
- Sue Dengate
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (measured)
-33.44687898251, 151.44959279898
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Imports Australia
- City
- Erina
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 24 June, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.44687898251
Longitude: 151.44959279898
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2900 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 6 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 31 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Much of the debris found seemed to have come from fishing boats or other pleasure craft
A full bottle of beer. Very unusual to have a full bottle. it must have been an accident .... ha ha
Engine filter cartridge. It had begun to break up and was difficult to remove in tact
Plastic toy (frisby) was impregnated with diesel
Plastic bags. Danger to mammals
Comments and Feedback
All the participants really enjoyed doing this and we hope that next month we will get many more to assist
