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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Diamond Harbour

6 July, 2014

Team Leader
Colin Wadeson
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
75 kgs (estimated)

-43.623283, 172.736695

Survey Information

Location Name
Diamond Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive HQ Christchurch
City
Christchurch
Country
New Zealand
Date
6 July, 2014
Survey Duration
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -43.623283
Longitude: 172.736695
Weather Conditions
Dry and calm, mostly clear skies.
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
294.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 30
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Metal Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Push Bike 2
Child's Push Along Scooter 2
Wallet 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Sea Horse
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Wire mesh
Comments We also returned some juvenile octopi that were brought up accidentally.

Meat Grinder

Glass bottles, as there are a lot of them and they do provide good shelter for marine life making them harder to remove if they have integrated into the ecosystem.

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