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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kai Iwi Lakes

26 February, 2022

Team Leader
Martin Ruddy
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

-35.809068384658, 173.66044426337

Survey Information

Location Name
Kai Iwi Lakes
Organization/Dive Centre
Private
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
26 February, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -35.809068384658
Longitude: 173.66044426337
Weather Conditions
Calm day
Survey Depth Range
5–13 meters
Area Surveyed
6300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 8
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Hair Ties 24

Hair ties (bands)


More to go and collect, found a large tire. Will take lift bags next time

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