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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lansallos Cove, Cornwall, UK: Dive 1

1 October, 2016

Team Leader
Rob Thompson
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (estimated)

50.331732, -4.578916

Survey Information

Location Name
Lansallos Cove, Cornwall, UK: Dive 1
Organization/Dive Centre
Fathoms Free
City
Lansallos
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 October, 2016
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.331732
Longitude: -4.578916
Weather Conditions
Waves
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
7298 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 11
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 54
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 31
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 12
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 11
Cloth Fragments 25
mixed materials collected
Toys 1

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