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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Shark Bay

22 September, 2018

Team Leader
Claire Murphy
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
106 kgs (measured)

-41.301035, 174.817013

Survey Information

Location Name
Shark Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
DiveHQ Petone
City
Wellington
Country
New Zealand
Date
22 September, 2018
Survey Duration
29 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -41.301035
Longitude: 174.817013
Weather Conditions
Sunny southerly winds
Survey Depth Range
1–17 meters
Area Surveyed
3411.47 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 85
Beverage Bottles (glass) 126
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 11
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 5
Rubber Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 11
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

No

Vacuum cleaner

Glass bottles

Glass fragments

Tyres


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