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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sirens

21 April, 2018

Team Leader
Jacqui Hedley
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
17.5 kgs (measured)

35.949293, 14.404903

Survey Information

Location Name
Sirens
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Life Malta
City
Mellieha
Country
Malta
Date
21 April, 2018
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.949293
Longitude: 14.404903
Weather Conditions
A few days with fairly strong easterly winds
Survey Depth Range
5–7 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 18
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 25
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 18
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Toys 1
other materials collected
Fibre glass chunk from a boat 1
PADI Women's Dive Day Dry Bag 1

Plastic bottles, plastic is harmful to environment

fishing lines, potential for animals to get trapped / hooked

we often see car batteries which obviously has strong chemicals which is bad for the environment/sea life

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