Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS307 - Portmellon
2 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Dave Skinner
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.4 kgs (measured)
50.262371, -4.783714
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS307 - Portmellon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Viewpoint Diving Cornwall
- City
- Pentewan
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 2 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.262371
Longitude: -4.783714
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rain for two days but rest of wet hot and low winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balloons | 2 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 1 |
Additional Information
Not unusual any more but golf balls
fishing line
