Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS331 - Sirens

3 March, 2019

Team Leader
Chris
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

35.949364275794, 14.404749786481

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS331 - Sirens
Organization/Dive Centre
Corsair Diving
City
Bugibba
Country
Malta
Date
3 March, 2019
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.949364275794
Longitude: 14.404749786481
Weather Conditions
Large NE Storm
Survey Depth Range
4–10 meters
Area Surveyed
9000 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
SCUBA Weights 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 2
other materials collected
Broken Sunbed 3

Large storm caused a lot of damage at the shoreline.

Sunbeds, flag

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?