Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whangamata Beach
22 June, 2018
- Team Leader
- Elise Norman
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0 kgs (estimated)
-37.216404351777, 175.88333168061
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whangamata Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Zone Whitianga
- City
- Whitianga
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 22 June, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -37.216404351777
Longitude: 175.88333168061
- Weather Conditions
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Wednesday 20th: Wind- SE 35knts
Swell- E 2.0m
Thursday 21st: Wind- SE 35knts
Swell- E 3.0m
Friday 22nd: Wind- S 10knts
Swell- E 0.5m
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand - Beach
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
Comments and Feedback
Dive site clean up along Whangamata Beach after high storm warnings. Only found one piece of debris (a plastic basket) washing in with waves.
