False Bay Yacht Club marina

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

False Bay Yacht Club marina

18 September, 2021

Submitted by: Pisces Divers ZA , on 2 October, 2021

Team Leader: Mike Nortje

Number of Participants: 22

Total Debris Collected: 86 kgs (measured)

-34.192083136123, 18.433972455538

Survey Information

Location Name: False Bay Yacht Club marina

Organization/Dive Centre: Pisces Divers

City: Cape Town

Country: South Africa

Date: 18 September, 2021

Survey Duration: 55 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: -34.192083136123
Longitude: 18.433972455538

Weather Conditions: Fine and calm

Survey Depth Range: 2–8 meters

Area Surveyed: 450 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: Sandy bottom with some rocky reef

Wave Conditions: Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)	6
Bags: Trash (plastic)	2
Baskets, Crates	1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic)	5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	18
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles	2
Bottles: Oil/lube	1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More	2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed)	1
Caps & Lids (plastic)	22
Cigarette Lighters	1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar	15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)	3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles	5
Foam Insulation & Packaging	6
Food Wrappers (plastic)	9
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish	1
Pipes (plastic-PVC)	3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins	1
Straws, Stirrers	17
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers	2
Plastic Fragments	26
Strapping Bands (plastic)	2
Rope (plastic/nylon)	1

glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic)	1
Jars-food (glass)	2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments	13
Beverage Bottles (glass)	8

metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans	1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc.	6
Beverage Cans (aluminium)	22
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin)	5
Caps & Lids (metal)	9
Pipes & Rebar	3
Pull Tabs-beverages	6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire	3
Wrappers (foil/metal)	5
Metal Fragments	7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks	2

rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres	3
Rubber Fragments	15

wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood)	1
Wood Fragments	5

cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap)	2
Rope And String (cloth)	7
Towels/rags	4
Cloth Fragments	7

paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons	2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments	6

mixed materials collected
Clothing	1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices	1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc	1

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

This was our Aware Week event. We had 11 buddy teams (22 divers in total)

What was the most unusual item found?

A credit card (not working - we tried!)

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

We did a combined beach and UW cleanup. Our UW cleanup produced 86 kg of debris which we took to our recycling centre. Our beach clean-up produced 23 garbage bags of debris - mostly plastic food containers - which we sorted and took to the recycling centre.

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