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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tweed River Shore Dive

21 July, 2024

Team Leader
John Pearce
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

-28.169470550181, 153.54926963563

Survey Information

Location Name
Tweed River Shore Dive
Organization/Dive Centre
UAA
City
Tweed Heads
Country
Australia
Date
21 July, 2024
Survey Duration
69 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -28.169470550181
Longitude: 153.54926963563
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
3644.34 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 300
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 13
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 311

Fishing

Piles of sinkers together in holes

Fishing line & tackle

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