Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Shark Bay
4 August, 2024
- Team Leader
- Cam Preston
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 9 kgs (estimated)
-41.30054150432, 174.81720172375
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Shark Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive HQ Wellington
- City
- Wellington
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 4 August, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 48 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.30054150432
Longitude: 174.81720172375
- Weather Conditions
-
Southerly wind 15-35 knots, torrential rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12.6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 31285 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- gravel
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
Additional Information
Strong wind blowing directly into the bay the week before could have added to the assembly of rubbish
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