Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
4 November, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jörg Pichler
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (estimated)
-38.110597801602, 144.65217411654
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Australian Diving Instruction
- City
- Geelong
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 4 November, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.110597801602
Longitude: 144.65217411654
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny, windy, partly rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–4.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1250 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Port Jackson Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
| Comments | approx. 1m Port Jackson freed from the hook and released unharmed |
Additional Information
Mobile Phone
Fishing line
Fishing hooks
Mobile Phone
