Dive Against Debris Data Submission
La Balsa River
3 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Holly Wakely
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
-26.684933730375, 153.13532856727
Survey Information
- Location Name
- La Balsa River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Horizon Diving
- City
- mooloolaba
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 3 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 62 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.684933730375
Longitude: 153.13532856727
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm waters, no more then 15 knots of wind, Sunny above water, small swells
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6591 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 12 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
Additional Information
There is a very high number of fishermen in the area. It is also recreationally used for BBQs and events
Cardboard packaging
Fishing line
Fishing Lures
Rope Fragments
Comments and Feedback
This cleanup was filmed and posted to youtube with the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23dR_SMh6ok
