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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS420 - Blue Hole Gozo

18 October, 2018

Team Leader
Oliver Benndorff
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
3.8 kgs (measured)

36.053251718402, 14.18792977213

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS420 - Blue Hole Gozo
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Smart Gozo
City
San Lawrenz
Country
Malta
Date
18 October, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.053251718402
Longitude: 14.18792977213
Weather Conditions
Wind SE 3
Survey Depth Range
1–20 meters
Area Surveyed
90.427 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Straws, Stirrers 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Toys 1

no

Drone. It was broken. Probably crashed against the cliff face. Camera and motor was already corroded.

plastic bottles

oil lumps

straws and plastic drink cups

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