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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mala Wharf

1 April, 2023

Team Leader
Renee Street
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
60 lbs (measured)

20.885255, -156.687288

Survey Information

Location Name
Mala Wharf
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Maui
City
Lahaina
Country
United States
Date
1 April, 2023
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.885255
Longitude: -156.687288
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny. Strong winds.
Survey Depth Range
15–30 feet
Area Surveyed
1935 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 16
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 51
Beverage Bottles (glass) 18
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Boat propeller 2
Plastic scraper 1
Umbrella 1
Paint roller 1
Whip cream cannister 1
Beach chair 1
Metal chain 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Aaron Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishing net
Comments Returned to the sea

In a boat mooring field

Glass bottles

Fishing paraphernalia

Plastic and glass fragments

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