Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tra an Doilin, Coral Beach
8 June, 2014
- Team Leader
- Audrey Dempsey Pryme
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tra an Doilin, Coral Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Inn Scuba
- City
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- Date
- 8 June, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude:
Longitude:
- Weather Conditions
-
south-southeast wind 20-25 km, heavy rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- biogenic gravel, consisting of broken shell and maerl (corraline red algae)
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| shotgun cardtridge | 1 |
| lip balm | 1 |
Additional Information
strong winter storms caused a lot of damage to lobster pots and boat moorings
shotgun cartridge as a popular busy tourist spot
rope fragments
Comments and Feedback
we were pleased to find the dive site and beach were fairly free from debris, despite it being quite a busy day.
This is a really popular beach with lots of visitors. Only 1 small bin is provided on the site to encourage people to dispose of their rubbish and it was 3/4 full.
