Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sirens Bay
21 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Amy
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 kgs (estimated)
35.95006, 14.403651
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sirens Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- New Dimension Scuba
- City
- Saint Paul's Bay
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 21 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.95006
Longitude: 14.403651
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 783.98 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 185 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 150 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Cigar Tips | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 29 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 22 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 41 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 13 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 473 |
| Cigarette Filters | 53 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 3 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 86 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 9 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 69 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 22 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 35 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 3 |
| Wood Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 52 |
| Towels/rags | 6 |
| Cloth Fragments | 105 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 6 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 15 |
| Clothing | 6 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Tampons | 3 |
Additional Information
2019 February force 9 Easterly Winds
Mobile Phone
Plastic Bottles
Cloth
Restaurant furniture
Comments and Feedback
Visability was minimal
Dive site is a training area for the local dive centers. Shallow and easily accessible.
