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Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen

12 June, 2022

Team Leader
Yancy + Sibylle
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
5.6 kgs (measured)

47.345783161409, 8.5639454863672

Survey Information

Location Name
Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen
Organization/Dive Centre
TSK Zuerich
City
Zuerich
Country
Switzerland
Date
12 June, 2022
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.345783161409
Longitude: 8.5639454863672
Weather Conditions
sunny with a few short summerstorms
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 10
Plastic Fragments 48
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 13
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 41
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Egli (Swiss local kind of perch)
Number Entangled 6
Status dead
Type of Debris fishing lines etc

This dive site is a popular site in summer to chill out, sunbathe, fish or have a drink. So a lot is just human ignorance. Wind is always a factor as well

A soap bottle with sponge right next to it

plastic, broken down to fragments

left and lost items from the fishermen

chemicals

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