Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Outer Tubes
25 July, 2022
- Team Leader
- Eleanor Roe
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 kgs (estimated)
-35.087117, 150.799314
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Outer Tubes
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Jervis Bay
- City
- Huskisson
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 25 July, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -35.087117
Longitude: 150.799314
- Weather Conditions
-
Some heavy rain causing run-off, and swell
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 125 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 226 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 20 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 212 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Grey Nurse Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | rope |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | brittlestar |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | sinkers |
Additional Information
This is a popular game fishing location, where they attempt to catch tuna and marlin.
Fishing line - it was endless, and a lot was tangled together. Some pieces were extremely thick and would be sure to cause serious damage to any entangled sea creature.
plastic bait containers because they're just big chunks of plastic which creatures can get stuck in
hooks - some extremely big, dangerous for divers and sea creatures alike!
Comments and Feedback
We could definitely return to this location with more divers and pull out a LOT more than what we've found already. Most of Jervis Bay is pristine with limited rubbish contamination but this is a very notable exception
