Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tallebudgera Creek
23 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- John Pearce
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
-28.097988543385, 153.45615588695
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tallebudgera Creek
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Underwater Adventures Australia
- City
- Burleigh Heads
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 23 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -28.097988543385
Longitude: 153.45615588695
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 910.67 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 450 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 65 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Witches hat | 1 |
| Sunglasses | 1 |
| Reading glasses | 1 |
| Earring | 1 |
| Watch | 1 |
Additional Information
Witches hat
Fishing line
Fishing tackle
Cast net
Comments and Feedback
Despite it being illegal to fish from the bridge it is obvious it is still happening.
