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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS19 - Camp Cove South - around Green Point

17 July, 2016

Team Leader
Yanir Seroussi
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (estimated)

-33.840301, 151.277745

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS19 - Camp Cove South - around Green Point
Organization/Dive Centre
Underwater Research Group of NSW
City
Watsons Bay
Country
Australia
Date
17 July, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.840301
Longitude: 151.277745
Weather Conditions
Calm and dry
Survey Depth Range
1–7 meters
Area Surveyed
10000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 100
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Straws, Stirrers 6
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 20
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 63
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Cars & Car Parts 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 35
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 222
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 5
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Shotgun shell 1

Fishing and recreational activity in the area

Shotgun shell

Fishing line and lures

Plastic fragments from recreational activities

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