Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Balsa Park #444200
9 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Elliot Peters
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 71.2 kgs (measured)
-26.686266, 153.134338
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Balsa Park #444200
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Coast Clean Up Divers
- City
- Bokarina
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 9 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.686266
Longitude: 153.134338
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2662.45 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 250 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 96 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 14 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 26 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 29 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 532 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Toy car
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
Photos available
Popular recreational fishing and picnic area on the river
