Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Swanpool Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
11 August, 2012
- Team Leader
- Mark Milburn
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (measured)
50.140228, -5.076724
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Swanpool Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlantic Scuba
- City
- Falmouth
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 11 August, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.140228
Longitude: -5.076724
- Weather Conditions
-
Some very strong onshore winds had been pounding the shore, reducing visibility. Luckily it stopped for our visit.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Balls | 17 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 34 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat seat? | 1 |
Additional Information
T shirt with 'will you marry me Laura?' written on it
Comments and Feedback
Great turnout, enjoyed by everyone. Maybe another in 4 weeks?
