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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Eastern Beach Geelong

26 October, 2024

Team Leader
Ting Ting Lee
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
65 kgs (estimated)

-38.145852859815, 144.37357745918

Survey Information

Location Name
Eastern Beach Geelong
Organization/Dive Centre
Australian Diving Instruction
City
Geelong
Country
Australia
Date
26 October, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -38.145852859815
Longitude: 144.37357745918
Weather Conditions
Fair, sunny, low wind
Survey Depth Range
3–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2500 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
artificial structure, pylons
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Plastic Fragments 28
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 23
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 23
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
vape 6
Lipstick 1
Traffic cone 1
Apple Watch 1
Car Key 1
Hat/Cap 6
Swimming Goggles 5
Scissors 2

Popular tourist boardwalk

Traffic cone, Apple watch, Car key

Clothing: popular swimming enclosure with diving platform, clothing can be blown off the boardwalk.

Beverage containers: popular tourist attraction & local picnic area

Plastic: could get blown off the boardwalk or beach.

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