Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Port Hughes Jetty
27 March, 2022
- Team Leader
- Erika Sullivan
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.7 kgs (estimated)
-33.923603, 137.626206
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Port Hughes Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Erika Sullivan
- City
- Port Hughes Jetty
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 27 March, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.923603
Longitude: 137.626206
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 3.3–6.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 98.7642 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
Additional Information
High use of jetty by fishermen
Sunken scooter but colonised so not retrieved
High use by people
Fishermen
Lack of rubbish removal
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