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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Plage des Ondes

13 November, 2011

Team Leader
Alex Diamond
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

43.554, 7.121

Survey Information

Location Name
Plage des Ondes
Organization/Dive Centre
SARL Diamond Diving France
City
Juan Les Pins
Country
France
Date
13 November, 2011
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 43.554
Longitude: 7.121
Weather Conditions
Stormy, heavy winds
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 11
Cigarette Filters 11
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
other materials collected
Piece of fibreglass boat wreck 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Comments Two clams found in one small fishing net, already uprooted and dead.

Part of a small boat wreck, nose of fibreglass hull


We now conducted bi-annual clean ups at the site for three seasons, and there is never a decline in the amount of debris located, the impact of tourism, boat users etc off the beach adds a constant moderate flow of debris to the dive site.

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