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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Gravdalsbukta, Nemo Classic Diving, Dive site

10 September, 2016

Team Leader
Rene Petterson
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (estimated)

60.391156521933965, 5.259125232696533

Survey Information

Location Name
Gravdalsbukta, Nemo Classic Diving, Dive site
Organization/Dive Centre
Nemo Classic Diving #5080
City
Bergen
Country
Norway
Date
10 September, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 60.391156521933965
Longitude: 5.259125232696533
Weather Conditions
Mostley suny, some clouds, between 0 and 3ms wind from the south. declining temperature hittig around 0c at nitght and day temp around 9c
Survey Depth Range
5–18 meters
Area Surveyed
2793 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1

Nice weather and unresponsible boaters. There is a large boat club/ marina near by. Tidal currents often send debris in to the diving area.

OSTC 2n Dive Computer. Working on returning to owner

Pots for crabs and fish.


Due to a flooded camera there are no pictures avalible from this event.

In cooperation with Nemo Classic Diving these events have been done 4 times a year since 2010, However this is the first time we atempt to register the data.

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