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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

La Perouse

4 September, 2024

Team Leader
Dan Byrnes
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (measured)

-33.990590871763, 151.2316185236

Survey Information

Location Name
La Perouse
Organization/Dive Centre
Country
Australia
Date
4 September, 2024
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.990590871763
Longitude: 151.2316185236
Weather Conditions
Fine and sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–10 meters
Area Surveyed
3163 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Anchor 1

Ceramic Ginger Beer bottle from 1914

rubber tyres


overall a pretty clean site although the vis was not great and a lot of silt so there is probably a lot more debris to be found

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