Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Petone Wharf
15 September, 2012
- Team Leader
- Paddy
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 38 kgs (measured)
-41.227797, 174.871874
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Petone Wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Ski HQ
- City
- Lower Hutt
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 15 September, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.227797
Longitude: 174.871874
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, changing to Northerly winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Man-made Wharf with mussel beds
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 48 |
| Balloons | 6 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 90 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 90 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 16 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 105 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 105 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 6 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 900 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 14 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 9 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 13 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| Toys | 5 |
