Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mornington Pier
2 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- John Li
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
-38.212115003227, 145.03449556389
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mornington Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aquatic Adventures
- City
- Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 2 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.212115003227
Longitude: 145.03449556389
- Weather Conditions
-
Overcast
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 512.707 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 18 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 23 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cigarette holder | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | inside glass bottle |
Additional Information
Jewel
Bottles
Squid jigs
Sinkers
