Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Xlendi Bay
21 November, 2014
- Team Leader
- Neil Meston
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (measured)
36.030069, 14.216856
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Xlendi Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Utina Diving - Xlendi
- City
- Xlendi
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 21 November, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.030069
Longitude: 14.216856
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy and then calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 13.9–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Sand and then seagrass and reef
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- 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) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mask and snorkell plastic container | 1 |
| Lino covering | 4 metres |
| CandleHolder | 1 |
| Rubber piping from boat | 1 metre |
| Wine glass | 2 |
Additional Information
Xlendi Bay Clean Up and survey for future projects
4 metres of lino floor covering
None
Comments and Feedback
The photo shows most of the rubbish. The roll of lino was the heaviest and the large tin was full of bits
