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Project AWARE Clean up at the South West Wall of the Gold Coast Seaway

19 August, 2015

Team Leader
John Gransbury
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
80 kgs (estimated)

-27.942607, 153.420886

Survey Information

Location Name
Project AWARE Clean up at the South West Wall of the Gold Coast Seaway
Organization/Dive Centre
Professional Dive Services
City
Gold Coast
Country
Australia
Date
19 August, 2015
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.942607
Longitude: 153.420886
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
2–6.4 meters
Area Surveyed
100 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) 25
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 20
Straws, Stirrers 16
Syringes (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 142
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 20
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 62
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
Bong 1
Stainless steel Spear shaft 1
Fishing rod and reel 1
Sunglasses 1
Filleting knife 1
Knife scabbard 2

Shore based fishing and recreational boats

A bong and syringe


Please make this reporting system easier. It has to detract from the number of people uploading data as it can be quite tedious. Maybe allow them to upload the whole list of items and have someone from Project Aware type in the fields?

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