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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Divewise House Reef

19 September, 2023

Team Leader
Sarah Shaw
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

35.924381208358, 14.494021684547

Survey Information

Location Name
Divewise House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Divewise
City
St Julians
Country
Malta
Date
19 September, 2023
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.924381208358
Longitude: 14.494021684547
Weather Conditions
Calm, however weekend before was a storm. Also still some debris from a storm in Febuary 2023.
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
301 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

NO HOWEVER, MALTA HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED A RECYCLING DRINKS BOTTLES AND CANS SCHEME AND I HAVE FOUND ON THIS DIVE A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DRINKS CONTAINERS BY THE SHORE LINE.

MALTESE ID CARD

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