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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS345 Divewise House Reef

22 October, 2021

Team Leader
Howard Shaw
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
8.7 kgs (measured)

35.924292, 14.493816

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS345 Divewise House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Divewise
City
St Julians
Country
Malta
Date
22 October, 2021
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.924292
Longitude: 14.493816
Weather Conditions
Easterly wind to force 4
Survey Depth Range
2–7.2 meters
Area Surveyed
1965 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Plastic Fragments 14
Cigarette Filters 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Fibre glass 1

Easterly wind traps rubbish in the bay.

Large hessian type bag

Drink cans

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