Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Okahu Bay wharf
8 June, 2015
- Team Leader
- Andy Stewart
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 100 kgs (estimated)
-36.843781, 174.815581
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Okahu Bay wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- New Zealand Under Water / Kelly Tarltons
- City
- Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 8 June, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.843781
Longitude: 174.815581
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy Rain over the week prior, but reasonably fine days preceding the dive
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Beach
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 6 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 30 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 4 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 3 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 25 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 50 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 10 |
| Metal Fragments | 20 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 60 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 1 |
| Chairs | 3 |
Additional Information
Computer monitor which was used as a weight for a burley bag
Lead Sinkers
Other fishing gear
Glass botles
Comments and Feedback
The information reported in this survey is an estimate based on notes from the day and photos of the debris. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to accurately capture all of the survey data. There was some good interest from national media from this event, see the links below. http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11461949 http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/kiwis-careless-about-ocean-environment-2015060818#axzz3dakoPXsL
