Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
20 October, 2024
- Team Leader
- Ting Ting Lee
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
-38.110603, 144.652041
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Australian Diving Instruction
- City
- Geelong
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 20 October, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.110603
Longitude: 144.652041
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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 | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Southern Fiddler Ray |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing hook |
| Comments | Found hooked and injured. Released from the hook. |
Additional Information
Fishing lures
