Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rapid Bay
3 May, 2018
- Team Leader
- Andrew Hunter and Adelaide Scuba
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
-35.524042439286, 138.19044556011
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rapid Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Adelaide Scuba
- City
- Adelaide
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 3 May, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -35.524042439286
Longitude: 138.19044556011
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny; flat
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3628.79 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 7 |
Additional Information
Camping ground and high numbers of recreational fishers
Nothing in particular
Plastic bags
Food containers
Straws
Comments and Feedback
There was a magpie bird on the shoreline with fishing gear around its leg (and your app has a glitch for me noting this in the mammal section)
This is one of the only dive sites in the world to see Leafy seadragons. It is a highly sought dive site and needs some protection.
