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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS396 - Manly Cove

11 November, 2018

Team Leader
Richard Nicholls
Number of Participants
27
Total Debris Collected
9.5 kgs (measured)

-33.799570813534, 151.2828104943

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS396 - Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Manly
Country
Australia
Date
11 November, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.799570813534
Longitude: 151.2828104943
Weather Conditions
Southerly wind and swell.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
5200 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Bags: Trash (plastic) 33
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 18
Fishing: Line 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 444
Furnishings (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 1
Straws, Stirrers 38
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 177
Cigarette Filters 12
Strapping Bands (plastic) 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 40
Metal Fragments 28
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Comb 1
Bandaids 3
Sunglasses 2

No

Sunglasses

Single use food packaging

Grocery Bags

Mentos wrappers

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