Dive Against Debris Data Submission
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
3 January, 2019
- Team Leader
- Florian
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 kgs (estimated)
-27.538213, 32.675756
Survey Information
- Location Name
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Organization/Dive Centre
- WTSA Volunteering
- City
- Mbazwana
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 3 January, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -27.538213
Longitude: 32.675756
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–0 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2462.39 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 8 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 22 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 19 |
| Cigarette Filters | 18 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 17 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Umbrella | 1 |
Additional Information
New Years Eve, Kiosk selling plastic and foam
Umbrella
Foam
Line
Cigarette buds
Comments and Feedback
Kiosk needs to be more eco-friendly
Dive sites are usually clean
