Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whitianga Wharf
23 September, 2015
- Team Leader
- Darrell Bird
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 kgs (measured)
-36.832701, 175.708841
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whitianga Wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Zone Whitianga
- City
- Whitianga
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 23 September, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.832701
Longitude: 175.708841
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 350 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- sandy beach to below wharves
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 5 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 17 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 7 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 6 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| Pallets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bicycle | 2 |
| Shopping trolley | 1 |
| Scooter | 1 |
| Skateboard | 1 |
| Umbrellas | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing nylon
