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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Shelley Beach

10 June, 2011

Team Leader
David Roe
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

-33.799919, 151.296099

Survey Information

Location Name
Shelley Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
PADI Asia Pacific
City
Manly
Country
Australia
Date
10 June, 2011
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.799919
Longitude: 151.296099
Weather Conditions
nothing of note
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
1200 m2
Dominant Substrate
Ecosystem
Beach
Wave Conditions
Calm
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 18
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
SCUBA Weights 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
pen - plastic 1
clothes peg - plastic 1

2 very old bottles: one glass, one ceramic. Both in good condition, both perhaps late 1800s to early 1900s. This is doubly remarkable considering how many divers come here.

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