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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mala Wharf

1 October, 2022

Team Leader
Renee Street
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
195 lbs (measured)

20.885255, -156.687288

Survey Information

Location Name
Mala Wharf
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Maui
City
Lahaina
Country
United States
Date
1 October, 2022
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.885255
Longitude: -156.687288
Weather Conditions
Dry and sunny
Survey Depth Range
8–28 feet
Area Surveyed
1935 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 18
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 39
Beverage Bottles (glass) 96
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 12
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Towels/rags 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Cassette tape 1

Rains in the hills washed down into the harbor

Glass bottles

Food containers

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