Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS412 - Inland Sea Gozo
11 May, 2018
- Team Leader
- Janet Bulmer
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 5.5 kgs (measured)
36.053665847514, 14.190970381526
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS412 - Inland Sea Gozo
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DiveSMART Gozo
- City
- San Lawrenz
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 11 May, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.053665847514
Longitude: 14.190970381526
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy, Force 7, NW
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6000.48 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 21 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 31 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 12 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 34 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
Additional Information
The village fair took place a few days earlier
Firework
plastic fragments
cigarette filters
plastic bottles
Comments and Feedback
More litter bins would be helpfull around the area with functioning lids!
Due to the wind, everything from the parking area blows into the sea
