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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Gold Coast Seaway

21 August, 2016

Team Leader
Kelly Fletcher
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
19 kgs (measured)

-27.93664, 153.426301

Survey Information

Location Name
Gold Coast Seaway
Organization/Dive Centre
Environmental Divers
City
Brisbane
Country
Australia
Date
21 August, 2016
Survey Duration
141 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
Weather Conditions
Fair
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
90 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Man made seaway entrance, rock wall with sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 9000
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 791
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
other materials collected
Toys 3

Fishing Line

Lead

Hooks

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