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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Marsalforn bay

25 August, 2012

Submitted by: Bubbles Dive Centre , on 29 August, 2012

Team Leader
Bubbles Dive Centre
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

36.07143, 14.258085

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsalforn bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Bubbles Dive Centre
City
Marsalforn
Country
Malta
Date
25 August, 2012
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.07143
Longitude: 14.258085
Weather Conditions
Conditions calm and windforce 1-3.
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 11
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
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metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
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cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
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other materials collected
Rope 50
Metal chain 2
Intravenous drip 1
Car seat 1
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Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Comments Crabs and shrimps
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Additional Information

Car seat and intravenous drip.

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