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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS409 - St. George's Bay

14 October, 2019

Team Leader
Nicholas
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

35.926326, 14.489571

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS409 - St. George's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
City
St. Julian's
Country
Malta
Date
14 October, 2019
Survey Duration
74 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.926326
Longitude: 14.489571
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
3198.43 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 20
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Pipes & Rebar 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Roofing 4
Fibreglass 3
Sunglasses 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris None given
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Shrimp
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris None given

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