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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Silver Steps on Pendennis, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK

11 November, 2012

Team Leader
Mark Milburn
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
11 kgs (estimated)

50.146555, -5.051501

Survey Information

Location Name
Silver Steps on Pendennis, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantic Scuba
City
Falmouth
Country
United Kingdom
Date
11 November, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.146555
Longitude: -5.051501
Weather Conditions
Fair - Good, light northerly winds, light rain
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

A branch of a tree someone had broken off and thrown into the sea!

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