Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bass Lake
11 July, 2015
- Team Leader
- Kevin Cook
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 kgs (estimated)
-26.508913, 28.066764
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bass Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SCUBA.co.za
- City
- Henly On Klip
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 11 July, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.508913
Longitude: 28.066764
- Weather Conditions
-
Cold & Dry, Quite Windy. Winter conditions in HIghveld of Johannesburg South Africa
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 700 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Fresh Water Rehabilitated Quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Cigarette Filters | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
Additional Information
Plastic Potato Chip packets
Aluminium Beer & Coke Cans
Comments and Feedback
Dive site very clear in winter as it is not dived very much, but windy conditions blow plastic bag up into the air and they land in the lake and sink to the bottom...
