Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Manly Cove
22 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Michael Gavaghan
- Number of Participants
- 39
- Total Debris Collected
- 90 lbs (estimated)
-33.7989, 151.282
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Manly Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Centre Manly
- City
- Manly
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 22 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.7989
Longitude: 151.282
- Weather Conditions
-
Good conditions, minimal wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 3.9–6.6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 754.92 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 25 |
| Balloons | 3 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 7 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 60 |
| Gloves (latex) | 9 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 103 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 4 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 30 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 40 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 11 |
| Rubber Fragments | 15 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 12 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 20 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 50 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Clothing | 11 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Vapes | 4 |
| Scissors | 3 |
| Beach toys | 2 |
| Kitchen knives | 2 |
| Plastic Lids | 6 |
| Traffic cone | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Blue ringed octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Shoe |
Additional Information
No
Traffic cone
Mentor wrappers
Bait bags
Beer bottles
