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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS288 - Terrigal Haven

22 September, 2018

Team Leader
Sue Dengate
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
22 kgs (measured)

-33.446592195911, 151.4501686059

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Imports Australia
City
Erina
Country
Australia
Date
22 September, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.446592195911
Longitude: 151.4501686059
Weather Conditions
Relatively smooth seas and low winds
Survey Depth Range
1.5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
2900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balloons 1
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Gloves (latex) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 11
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 48
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 22
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 18
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Boat roller 1
Boat part - component 1
tools 3
Fibro/asbestos 2
Razor blade 1
.5 sq meter of a wall 1

No

Fibro / asbestos.

Glass bottles and broken bottles

Boat parts

fibro. althought in small amounts, big problem due to its potential health harm

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