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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Manly Cove

18 February, 2012

Team Leader
Richard Nicholls
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
lbs (estimated)

-33.798907, 151.28161

Survey Information

Location Name
Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Manly
Country
Australia
Date
18 February, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.798907
Longitude: 151.28161
Weather Conditions
Sunshine with scattered showers - some thunder storms
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 82
Bait Containers, Packaging 25
Balloons 17
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 68
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 59
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 13
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 236
Gloves (latex) 5
Straws, Stirrers 34
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 553
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 16
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
other materials collected
Plastic Pegs 4
Plastic Toys 10
Plastic Menus 2
Pens 3
Cosmetics 4

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