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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sirens

21 September, 2023

Team Leader
Susannah Williams
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (measured)

35.951005, 14.403218

Survey Information

Location Name
Sirens
Organization/Dive Centre
NDS Malta
City
Saint Paul's Bay
Country
Malta
Date
21 September, 2023
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.951005
Longitude: 14.403218
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
4–10 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 27
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 19
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Plastic Fragments 70
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 14
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
Shaver 1
Half a deck chair 1
Face mask 3

Boats above mooring

Half a deck chair

Plastic bottles

Tin cans

Cloth rags

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