Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
24 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Liz Harper
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
-38.358302551554, 144.77265491442
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Divers
- City
- Bentleigh East
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 24 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 80 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.358302551554
Longitude: 144.77265491442
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Pier, sponge covered pylons
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Cigarette Filters | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Chicken Bones | 2 |
| Dried Apple | 1 |
| Marine vertebrate skeletons | 2 |
| Shoe lace | 1 |
| PPE Face mask | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing Line
Cigarette Butts
Bottle caps
