Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mordialloc Pier
30 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Madi Anderson
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
-38.011645031673, 145.08377203349
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mordialloc Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Academy of Scuba
- City
- Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 30 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 75 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.011645031673
Longitude: 145.08377203349
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, with some moderate wind periodically.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 23 |
| Gloves (latex) | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 50 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 4 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 15 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 5 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 4 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 7 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Barber Perch |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic |
| Comments | These fish were trapped inside a large amount of plastic wrapping. We had to cut the plastic to free the fish. They were freed unharmed. |
Additional Information
Due to it's close proximity to the city, Mordialloc has always had a reputation of being pretty 'junky'. The debris is generally a result of negligent fishermen and people throwing their unwanted trash over the side of the pier.
A windsurfing boom
Fishing line
Squid jigs
Broken glass
