Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mordialloc Pier
3 February, 2012
- Team Leader
- Yanir Seroussi
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 100 kgs (estimated)
-38.01115, 145.084119
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mordialloc Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Monash University Underwater Club (MONUC)
- City
- Mordialloc
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 3 February, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.01115
Longitude: 145.084119
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly sunny with a bit of rain 4-5 days before the dive (no major storms).
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 20 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 6 |
| Gloves (latex) | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 30 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 205 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 11 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 15 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bicycle | 1 |
| Shopping trolley | 1 |
| Chairs | 6 |
| Watch | 1 |
| Sunglasses | 3 |
Additional Information
Bicycle and shopping trolley.
