Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Taupo, Waikato River
2 November, 2024
- Team Leader
- Auckland Scuba
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 26 kgs (measured)
-38.677937, 176.088075
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Taupo, Waikato River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Tj Marsters
- City
- Taupo
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 2 November, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.677937
Longitude: 176.088075
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6486.45 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- freshwater river
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 23 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 15 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 7 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Koura |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Glass bottle |
Additional Information
Many activities are conducted down this river including kayaking, rafting, bungee jumping, etc.
Roller skate
Bottles and glass shards.
Heavy tires filled with sand
Clothing and ropes tangled in branches
Comments and Feedback
Site appears cleaner than previous years.
Dive was a drift dive and as such heavy items were left in place for the safety of the divers.
