Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gemstone Bay
8 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- Ryan Hansen
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
-36.832102, 175.797085
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gemstone Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Zone Whitianga
- City
- Whitianga
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 8 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.832102
Longitude: 175.797085
- Weather Conditions
-
Fine
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2946.55 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 | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Snapper |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hook/ line |
| Comments | 1meter of line attached to hook in mouth. Unable to catch and free. Note, marine reserve. |
Additional Information
Tourism
Tin
Snorkel equipment
