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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS51 - The HMS Maori

17 April, 2018

Team Leader
Sarah Shaw
Number of Participants
35
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

35.901968, 14.515119

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS51 - The HMS Maori
Organization/Dive Centre
Divewise - PADI Conference Delegates
City
Valetta
Country
Malta
Date
17 April, 2018
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.901968
Longitude: 14.515119
Weather Conditions
Force north easterly - rough
Survey Depth Range
1–14 meters
Area Surveyed
11313.5 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 30
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 25
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 25
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cars & Car Parts 5
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 22
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Various
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net

Nothing specific

Fishing net

Fishing line


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