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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Alphen aan den Rijn, Zegersloot, T-steiger

17 September, 2023

Submitted by: [email protected] , on 17 September, 2023

Team Leader
Ghislaine Burlage en Erik Huigen
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (measured)

52.130089697956, 4.6833253908588

Survey Information

Location Name
Alphen aan den Rijn, Zegersloot, T-steiger
Organization/Dive Centre
Discovery Divers
City
Alphen aan den Rijn
Country
Netherlands
Date
17 September, 2023
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 52.130089697956
Longitude: 4.6833253908588
Weather Conditions
Primarily sunny, today clouded and light rain
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sweet water lake
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high

Survey Photos

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Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Balls 16
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 38
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 19
Plastic Fragments 38
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glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 33
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metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 8
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rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 2
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wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 12
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cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 12
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paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Fireworks 30
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
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other materials collected
Fishing traps and pots 3
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Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Fresh water crayfisch
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic tubes
Comments They gave no comment :-)
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Additional Information

Annual summer festival

Plastic cups, spoons, plates etc.

Greased metal wire/ropes

Comments and Feedback

For the sixth consecutive year Discovery Divers cleaned up the T-Steiger beach and divesite in the Zegerplas in Alphen aan den Rijn. Although we felt the situation improved, the survey showed that we again removed 277 pieces of with a weight of about 45 kg.

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