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Mandurah Eastern Foreshore

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Hayls Wight
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
300 kgs (measured)

-32.53487896018, 115.7185703516

Survey Information

Location Name
Mandurah Eastern Foreshore
Organization/Dive Centre
Bucket List Diver
City
Mandurah
Country
Australia
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
39 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -32.53487896018
Longitude: 115.7185703516
Weather Conditions
1 Week before was great with 1.5m swell WSW and low winds. Rain and WSW up to 4m swell 3 days before with moderate winds. Swell, winds and rain gradually improved until the day which had 1.5m 14 second SSW. Because the area was an inlet planned for slack low tide there was some current at the fishing platform heading offshore.
Survey Depth Range
1.8–4 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sandy and muddy some weed and soft coral growth
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 80
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 39
Foam Insulation & Packaging 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 75
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 33
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 79
Cigarette Filters 140
Rope (plastic/nylon) 22
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Wood Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 12
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Tyres 7
Trollies 2
Ladder - metal 1
Concrete blocks 3
hose 1
Anchor 1
Bicycle wheel 1
bike lock 1
wallet 1
Entangled Animals
Birds
Species or Common Name Unknown seabird
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris No debris
Comments Bird seemed to be dead from natural causes

Land clean up at same event with 61 people. The above data excludes the land items found.

Smart phone & Wallett (returned to police), road signs, traffic cones and trolleys (all under water)

Straws & plastic packaging

Cigarette buts

Cans and bottles


Full event data available including land clean up.

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