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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Selce Harbour

20 April, 2024

Team Leader
Maggy & Hinko Car
Number of Participants
34
Total Debris Collected
1800 kgs (estimated)

45.157505986624, 14.718638922085

Survey Information

Location Name
Selce Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Diving Center Mihurić
City
Selce
Country
Croatia
Date
20 April, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 45.157505986624
Longitude: 14.718638922085
Weather Conditions
Moderately windy, Northeasterly wind and rain.
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
15000 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 9
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 320
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 128
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 6
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 64
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 25
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 96
Fishing: Line 62
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 30
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Foam Insulation & Packaging 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 109
Furnishings (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 50
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 15
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 671
Rope (plastic/nylon) 129
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 400
Jars-food (glass) 96
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1102
Beverage Bottles (glass) 447
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 30
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 480
Caps & Lids (metal) 93
Drums: 55 Gallon 4
Pipes & Rebar 64
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 31
Metal Fragments 106
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 253
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 125
Rubber Bands 29
Tires/tyres 6
Rubber Fragments 36
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 30
Rope And String (cloth) 128
Towels/rags 192
Cloth Fragments 287
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 160
mixed materials collected
Clothing 27
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 126
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 32
Toys 91
other materials collected
Bicycle 1
Sink 1

This clean-up was conducted at the start of the diving season, after winter which had several heavy storms where some small vessels in the region sank and warfs in the area were damaged. There are many restaurants around the small boat harbour.

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