Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mordialloc Pier
25 June, 2017
- Team Leader
- Madi Anderson
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 17 kgs (estimated)
-38.010654744895, 145.08431383971
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mordialloc Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Academy of Scuba
- City
- Camberwell
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 25 June, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.010654744895
Longitude: 145.08431383971
- Weather Conditions
-
A little rain, but generally calm seas and very little wind. Good conditions generally all round.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 16146.8 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Pier and rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balloons | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic ID Cards | 2 |
Additional Information
Mordialloc is a dive site situated close to Melbourne CBD and as such it sees a lot of random trash thrown in, as well as the heavy presence of fisherman, some of whom are accountable for the high proportion of fishing line, lures and weights found at the bottom of the pier.
A car spring, a Barbie doll and ID cards.
Squid jigs - they are sharp and can rip mesh bags and gloves
Fishing lures - same reason as above
Fishing line - it's everywhere! Entangled in so much seaweed and sometimes animals, it can be a pain to cut out.
