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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS396 - Manly Cove

29 November, 2020

Team Leader
Chloe Brant
Number of Participants
28
Total Debris Collected
53 kgs (measured)

-33.7992429, 151.2825684

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS396 - Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Manly, Sydney
Country
Australia
Date
29 November, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.7992429
Longitude: 151.2825684
Weather Conditions
Air temperature 24-40C, moderate SE wind early in the week - NE/NSW wind later in the week.
Survey Depth Range
3–6 meters
Area Surveyed
1888 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 59
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 18
Syringes (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 6
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
other materials collected
boat paddle 1
Pipe 1
Diving mask 1
Kid's Scooter (non-electric) 1
Supermarket trolley 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Glass bottle
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic

N/A

Toy scooter (non-electronic) and a number of vapes compared to previous Dive Against Debris events at Manly Cove.

Plastic fragments/bags

Bottles

Plastic food packaging

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