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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS51 - The HMS Maori

15 September, 2019

Team Leader
Anne Rutten
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
70 kgs (estimated)

35.902071348967, 14.515524081817

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS51 - The HMS Maori
Organization/Dive Centre
Diveshack
City
Sliema
Country
Malta
Date
15 September, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.902071348967
Longitude: 14.515524081817
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 51
Beverage Bottles (glass) 71
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Cars & Car Parts 27
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 18
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 30
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2

Glass bottles

car parts

fishing lures


Credit to Sofia, who was our surface support, hauling debris out of the water and snorkeling to pick up floating trash.

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