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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Island Bay

13 July, 2019

Team Leader
Claire Murphy
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

-41.345338, 174.776119

Survey Information

Location Name
Island Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive HQ Wellington
City
Wellington
Country
New Zealand
Date
13 July, 2019
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -41.345338
Longitude: 174.776119
Weather Conditions
Southerly swells, Northerly winds
Survey Depth Range
2–11 meters
Area Surveyed
5068.95 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1

No

Car Rego Holder

Plastic fragments x5

Pens x2

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