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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sust

2 September, 2011

Team Leader
Heinz Bren
Number of Participants
54
Total Debris Collected
800 kgs (estimated)

47.260938, 8.600712

Survey Information

Location Name
Sust
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Academy Switzerland
City
Horgen
Country
Switzerland
Date
2 September, 2011
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.260938
Longitude: 8.600712
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
6000 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 35
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 31
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 35
Jars-food (glass) 8
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 65
Beverage Bottles (glass) 171
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 119
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 7
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 8
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 158
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 32
Clothing 4
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
Bicycle 7
Scooter 4
Skateboard 2
Ski 1
Umbrella 1
Fishing-rod 1
pan 2
Bicycle lock 1
saddle for a bicycle 1
Ladder 1
spot for construction site 2
carpet 1
metal lamp 6
brick 1
Scuba tank 1

Scuba tank

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