Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tweed river shore dive
7 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- John Pearce
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
-28.1695136, 153.5493646
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tweed river shore dive
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Underwater Adventures Australia
- City
- Tweed Heads
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 7 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 72 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -28.1695136
Longitude: 153.5493646
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2752.96 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 300 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 14 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 169 |
Additional Information
Fishing
Fishing rod
Fishing line
Fishing lures degrading into microplastics
Fishing tackle
