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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Pupuke Pumphouse

8 August, 2023

Team Leader
Nicole Kempthorne
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

-36.7814792, 174.7668069

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Pupuke Pumphouse
Organization/Dive Centre
DIVE HQ Mt Roskill
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
8 August, 2023
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.7814792
Longitude: 174.7668069
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
6.5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
10 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Reeds
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

Nope

The hat without the top was the most unusual out of the debris we found on this particular dive


Pretty tidy under the doc at Lake Pupuke (pumphouse)… sadly didn’t find any working iPhones or go pros, or any in fact

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