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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Blaarmeersen Ghent Belgium

3 November, 2013

Team Leader
Peter Rombaut
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

51.043409, 3.686686

Survey Information

Location Name
Blaarmeersen Ghent Belgium
Organization/Dive Centre
Bubble&Dive
City
Ghent
Country
Belgium
Date
3 November, 2013
Survey Duration
150 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 51.043409
Longitude: 3.686686
Weather Conditions
Drizzle and rainy
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
25000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Lake
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 15
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 25
Plastic Fragments 30
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 30
Pipes & Rebar 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 15
mixed materials collected
Toys 2
other materials collected
sunglases 2

underware and a skirt

aluminium beverage can

plastic bottle (<2liter)

bag for chips


This was fun! A good cooperation between several diveclubs and having the attention of the written press and an interview with the national radio!

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