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Kai Iwi Lakes (Lake Taharoa) clean-up

26 March, 2021

Team Leader
Martin Ruddy
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

-35.8062587, 173.6494727

Survey Information

Location Name
Kai Iwi Lakes (Lake Taharoa) clean-up
Organization/Dive Centre
Eroad NZ
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
26 March, 2021
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -35.8062587
Longitude: 173.6494727
Weather Conditions
Partly Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
8100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Plastic Fragments 21
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
fins 1
Hair ties 30
Plasters 8
Sun glasses 7

Hair bands

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