Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Princess Bay
19 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Claire Murphy
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
-41.346197039523, 174.78839827719
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Princess Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive HQ Wellington
- City
- Wellington
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 19 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.346197039523
Longitude: 174.78839827719
- Weather Conditions
-
Mixed winds, slight southerly swell and rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2844 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 | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 3 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Face Mask | 1 |
Additional Information
This bay seems to collect smaller debris items from ocean currents
