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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Manly Cove

15 September, 2012

Team Leader
Emily Marshall
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

-33.803571, 151.280365

Survey Information

Location Name
Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Manly
Country
Australia
Date
15 September, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.803571
Longitude: 151.280365
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 40
Bait Containers, Packaging 20
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 20
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 50
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 15
Metal Fragments 7
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 10
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 13
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 6
other materials collected
Fishing Rod 1

Fishing Rod

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