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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall

10 April, 2019

Team Leader
Gabby Hunter
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
120 kgs (estimated)

-32.17438, 152.504448

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf
City
Forster
Country
Australia
Date
10 April, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -32.17438
Longitude: 152.504448
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
945 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 14
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
Metal council sign 1
Chain 1
Cleaning scourer 1

Blender

Tractor and car tyres

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