Dive Against Debris Data Submission
St George's Bay
29 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Emma Christison
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
35.926163403597, 14.489502310753
Survey Information
- Location Name
- St George's Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cresta Dive Centre
- City
- St Julien's
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 29 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.926163403597
Longitude: 14.489502310753
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny and calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 7000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- sand and gravel substrate
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
no
a pair of trousers
bottles
drinks cans
plastic cups
Comments and Feedback
There were 20+ car tyres dumped on the sea bed. As St Julian's is a holiday resort, there are many bottles and drinks cans discarded in sea. However there are recycling bins on the beach, so hopefully, there may be less debris discarded in the sea in the future.
