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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS396 - Manly Cove

4 March, 2018

Team Leader
Richard Nicholls
Number of Participants
106
Total Debris Collected
70.25 kgs (measured)

-33.799395122226, 151.28233732535

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS396 - Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Sydney
Country
Australia
Date
4 March, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.799395122226
Longitude: 151.28233732535
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–4.5 meters
Area Surveyed
17141.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 69
Balloons 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 35
Cigarette Lighters 7
Cigar Tips 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Diapers/nappies 8
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 80
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Straws, Stirrers 10
Tampon Applicators 1
Toothbrushes 6
Plastic Fragments 319
Strapping Bands (plastic) 28
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 30
Beverage Bottles (glass) 17
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 15
Pipes & Rebar 3
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 9
Metal Fragments 18
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Rubber Bands 8
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Toys 6
other materials collected
Comb 1
Frisbee 1
Sunglasses 1
Spider catcher 1

No

Plastic bags

Plastic fragments

Plastic wrappers

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