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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Wied iz-Zurrieq, Qrendi

20 September, 2014

Team Leader
Shaun Fenech
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
525 kgs (measured)

35.819796, 14.451405

Survey Information

Location Name
Wied iz-Zurrieq, Qrendi
Organization/Dive Centre
Qrendi LC, Subway Scuba Centre
City
Qrendi
Country
Malta
Date
20 September, 2014
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.819796
Longitude: 14.451405
Weather Conditions
Sea conditions were good and warm
Survey Depth Range
5–30 meters
Area Surveyed
4934 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 111
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 43
Beverage Bottles (glass) 162
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 80
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Cars & Car Parts 2
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Pipes & Rebar 8
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 31
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Towels/rags 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 6
other materials collected
Beach Side Ladder 2
CD 1
Pottery 3
Fishing Lure 1
Reel 1
Chain 1
Kitchen Knife 1
Bracelet 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Glass Bottles

Tyres which are used as fenders for Blue Grotto tourists' boats.

CD

Tyres - Usage of tyres instead of proper boat fenders

Beach ladders - Not able to withstand waves since they are not attached properly

Beverage bottles and cans - People not aware how much trouble they cause to the seas and ocean by depositing trash


It is one of the most popular dive sites on the island, where the Um El Faroud stands. And it's quite an eye sore to take divers underwater and see all the trash that is found each year!

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