Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Taupo - Waikato River
3 February, 2021
- Team Leader
- Thomas Marsters
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
-38.674939, 176.085733
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Taupo - Waikato River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Auckland Scuba
- City
- Taupo
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 3 February, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.674939
Longitude: 176.085733
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 157431 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 22 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 51 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 3 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bicycle | 1 |
| Umbrella | 2 |
| Sun glasses | 2 |
Additional Information
Kayaking, bungee jumping, rafting.
Bicycle
Tyres
Glass bottles
Comments and Feedback
Difficult site to clean due to the speed of current.
