Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whitianga Wharf
10 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Rya Hansen
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 kgs (estimated)
-36.832726252605, 175.70867243741
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whitianga Wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Zone Whitianga
- City
- Whitianga
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 10 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.832726252605
Longitude: 175.70867243741
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Estuary, mud, sand, shells
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 17 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 25 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 16 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 9 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 30 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 10 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Car wheel | 1 |
| Bycicle | 2 |
| Fan | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Triplefin |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
Additional Information
Fishing
Portable Fan
Fishing equipment
