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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House Reef Mihurić

20 April, 2024

Team Leader
Maggy & Hinko Car
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
350 kgs (estimated)

45.152277368416, 14.71919830483

Survey Information

Location Name
House Reef Mihurić
Organization/Dive Centre
Diving Center Mihurić
City
Selce
Country
Croatia
Date
20 April, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 45.152277368416
Longitude: 14.71919830483
Weather Conditions
Moderately windy, Northeasterly wind and rain.
Survey Depth Range
2–12 meters
Area Surveyed
7800 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 8
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Furnishings (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 8
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 16
Plastic Fragments 64
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 80
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 24
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 352
Beverage Bottles (glass) 88
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 9
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 16
Cars & Car Parts 8
Pipes & Rebar 32
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 16
Metal Fragments 72
Fishing: Traps & Pots 8
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 20
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 43
Toys 6
other materials collected
Fibreglass boat fragments 30

This clean-up was conducted at the start of the diving season, after winter which had several heavy storms where some small vessels in the region sank and warfs in the area were damaged.

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