Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tweed River
8 June, 2020
- Team Leader
- Sherri
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
-28.170386445443, 153.54900470364
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tweed River
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bfta
- City
- Tweed Heads
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 8 June, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -28.170386445443
Longitude: 153.54900470364
- Weather Conditions
-
14 knot SSW
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1159.39 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 150 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 68 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Timezone Card | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Wobbegong |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Wobbe has a line and swivel hanging from its mouth. I cut it as close to its face as I could |
Additional Information
Infamous fishing spot
Christmas lights
Fishing line
Cans
Fishing hooks
