Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Petone Wharf
27 August, 2011
- Team Leader
- Claire Murphy
- Number of Participants
- 21
- Total Debris Collected
- 75 kgs (measured)
-41.229466, 174.870758
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Petone Wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive and Ski HQ Petone
- City
- Lower Hutt
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 27 August, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.229466
Longitude: 174.870758
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2250 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Wharf / Mussels
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Balls | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 22 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 32 |
| Tampon Applicators | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 8 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 20 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 4 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Tampons | 2 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Deck Chair | 5 |
| Fishing Rod | 7 |
| nchor | 3 |
| Statues | 2 |
| Headphones | 1 |
Additional Information
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