Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mamona Bay, Great Mercury Island, New Zealand
16 September, 2012
- Team Leader
- Daniel Sharp
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 80 kgs (estimated)
-36.637019, 175.791206
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mamona Bay, Great Mercury Island, New Zealand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Marine Studies, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, New Zealand
- City
- Great Mercury Bay
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 16 September, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.637019
Longitude: 175.791206
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain and strong winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 23 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
