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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Evans Bay

8 June, 2014

Team Leader
Claire Murphy
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

-41.31634, 174.807036

Survey Information

Location Name
Evans Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive & Ski HQ
City
Wellington
Country
New Zealand
Date
8 June, 2014
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -41.31634
Longitude: 174.807036
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
silt with mussels, urchins and crabs, a little weed
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Gloves (latex) 2
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 130
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

aluminimum cans - littering

plastic bags - littering

car battery - dumping

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