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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Frenchman's Bay

8 April, 2019

Team Leader
Eve Claydon
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
23 kgs (measured)

-33.987723449321, 151.22975595559

Survey Information

Location Name
Frenchman's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sydney Dive Safari
City
Sydney
Country
Australia
Date
8 April, 2019
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.987723449321
Longitude: 151.22975595559
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Fishing: Line 25
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 37
Cigarette Filters 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 80
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Metal Fragments 8
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1

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