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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Quarry Side

8 March, 2023

Team Leader
Chris Hailey
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

-36.782449779217, 174.7610741483

Survey Information

Location Name
Quarry Side
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive HQ Auckland
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
8 March, 2023
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.782449779217
Longitude: 174.7610741483
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
7–16 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Pipes & Rebar 4
SCUBA Weights 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2

fisherman, scuba divers, canoe people... builders dumping their waste in the lake

sun glasses and a weird battery

plastic

metal

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