Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Cove Great Mercury Islands New Zealand
11 September, 2012
- Team Leader
- Daniel Sharp
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 152 kgs (measured)
-36.599543, 175.77301
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Cove Great Mercury Islands New Zealand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Marine Studies Bay of Plenty Polytechnic NZ
- City
- Coromandel
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 11 September, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.599543
Longitude: 175.77301
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong North to North-west winds. Heavy rain with fine periods
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- inner harbor sand and silt
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 5 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 42 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
Very old glass coke bottle
