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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Little Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall

16 August, 2016

Team Leader
Mark Rayner
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

50.422776, -5.098164

Survey Information

Location Name
Little Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall
Organization/Dive Centre
Wavecrest Scuba
City
Hendra Croft
Country
United Kingdom
Date
16 August, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.422776
Longitude: -5.098164
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1.5–5 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 15
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8
other materials collected
Base Ball Cap 1

Over the last week Newquay has been host to the Board Master surf festival


This dive started out as just a pleasure dive and very soon became a rubbish collection dive, all divers were shocked as to how much rubbish we collected in the 30 minutes and there was far more than any of us could carry

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