Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Petone Wharf
14 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Claire Murphy
- Number of Participants
- 26
- Total Debris Collected
- 138 kgs (measured)
-41.227363, 174.87228
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Petone Wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive & Ski HQ Wellington
- City
- Lower Hutt
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 14 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.227363
Longitude: 174.87228
- Weather Conditions
-
Northerlies
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- silt/sand with mussel beds
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 6 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 0.38 calibre bullets | 25 |
| shotgun cartridge | 2 |
| statues | 2 |
Additional Information
Religious festival
Statues of Ganesh
Fishing gear
