Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Friends of Chowder Bay Dive against Debris #1, Clifton Gardens
30 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Michelle Brunton
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (measured)
-33.839872936418, 151.25362873077
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Friends of Chowder Bay Dive against Debris #1, Clifton Gardens
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Friends of Chowder Bay
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 30 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 61 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.839872936418
Longitude: 151.25362873077
- Weather Conditions
-
Southerly 15 knots. 1-1.5m southerly seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 80 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 200 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 27 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 63 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic peg | 1 |
| Fishing rod handle | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Pufferfish hooked on fishing hook |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hook |
| Comments | FIshing hook removed for pufferfish mouth |
Additional Information
Fishing on wharf
FIshing line
Fishing hooks
