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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Pupuke

4 September, 2020

Team Leader
Sam van Iersel
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

-36.784567083668, 174.76776743062

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Pupuke
Organization/Dive Centre
Auckland Scuba
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
4 September, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.784567083668
Longitude: 174.76776743062
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–18 meters
Area Surveyed
13670.7 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 11
SCUBA Weights 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 3

Nope

6kg weight

Glass bottles

Cans

Plastic


Site was a lot cleaner than it has been in the past

Visibility was very low

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