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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Qawra Bay Malta

9 May, 2015

Team Leader
Sean McGahern
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
70 kgs (estimated)

35.952329, 14.424856

Survey Information

Location Name
Qawra Bay Malta
Organization/Dive Centre
World Record Diving Malta & Adventure Diving Malta
City
Qawra
Country
Malta
Date
9 May, 2015
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.952329
Longitude: 14.424856
Weather Conditions
Sunny (Land temperature 30.c)
NW F4
Survey Depth Range
3–16 meters
Area Surveyed
4050 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Furnishings (plastic) 5
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 6
Straws, Stirrers 5
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tampon Applicators 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 4
Cigarette Filters 186
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 6
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 44
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 12
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 31
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

Garage door. €10 voucher card. toothbrush.

Cigarette buds - far too many

Glass bottles - far too many

Wrappers

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