Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Leigh Harbor
21 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- AJ Walker & Thomas Marsters
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 123 kgs (measured)
-36.2886, 174.808074
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Leigh Harbor
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Auckland Scuba
- City
- Leigh
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 21 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.2886
Longitude: 174.808074
- Weather Conditions
-
Raining and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 822.73 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 17 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 6 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 43 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Appliances: Household | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
Additional Information
The site is near a popular fishing wharf
Grease gun
Bottles
Fishing line
Fishing equipment
Comments and Feedback
A good effort by all dive teams to clean up a dive site that can be a really good spot to explore
