Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rye Pier
31 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Ayten Ahmet
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
-38.368715147462, 144.82249255719
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rye Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Mornington Peninsula
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 31 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.368715147462
Longitude: 144.82249255719
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–5.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200.055 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing reel | 1 |
Additional Information
No. The pier is always busy with fishermen.
Large catching/fishing net
Saw multiple large pieces of fish (about 25cm x 40cm). Assuming shark. An problem I will be following up with local fishery enforcement.
Fishing line - was getting tied around myself
Squid hooks - getting caught in bag and gloves.
Comments and Feedback
I hope to make this a regular clean site. The pier is overwhelmed with fishermen and the consequences are distorting our ocean.
I want to protect all living things in the water.
