Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef
31 May, 2017
- Team Leader
- Helene Martin
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 31 kgs (estimated)
35.974972222222, 14.355666666667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aquaventure Malta
- City
- Mellieha
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 31 May, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.974972222222
Longitude: 14.355666666667
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly SSW force 2/3 BFT, no precipitation.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2400 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-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| gun cartridge | 1 |
| hotel umbrella | 1 |
Additional Information
Winter storms ripping tyres off the jetty. Tyres are put on to help boats coming alongside the jetty
Gun cartridge
tyres
metal poles
