Lansallos
23 August, 2014
- Team Leader
- Rob Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 65.42 kgs (measured)
50.332234, -4.578166
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lansallos
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Against Debris Volunteers UK
- City
- Cornwall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 23 August, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.332234
Longitude: -4.578166
- Weather Conditions
-
Mixed
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 12155 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- 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 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 257 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 47 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 21 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 80 |
| Fishing: Line | 370 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 17 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 59 |
| Plastic Fragments | 889 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 15 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 16 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 5 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 25 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 9 |
| Rubber Fragments | 11 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 83 |
| Towels/rags | 498 |
| Cloth Fragments | 23 |
Additional Information
No
A fabric patch from Diego Garcia
bottles/cups
line/net
fabric
Comments and Feedback
The overwhelming feedback following our eye opening 1st Dive Against Debris, was both shock at the sheer scale of the problem and a want to do more. "Dive Against Debris Volunteers UK" was established with this sole purpose in mind. We are a group, run purely by like-minded volunteers who want to make a difference. The group is not affiliated with any one dive club or organisation and offers a unique opportunity for people from different backgrounds and organisations to work together for a common goal. Divers are in a niche position to make a real difference to the global problem of underwater debris. Although you do not have to be a diver to help; shore volunteers are equally as important. This group is a place for everyone, divers and non-divers alike to post ideas, suggestions, stories and pictures. Helping us build a picture of where our main problem areas are, so we can start monitoring them. The events are run as part of Project AWARE’s Dive Against Debris program (see files for more info). They are a non-profit making, independent, global organistion who use the valuable data gathered from us. This helps them defend our marine environment, from the devastating impact marine debris has on our seas, causing thousands of deaths every year. So if you'd like to do something beneficial, enjoyable and rewarding. Whilst assisting in protecting our seas. All that's required is a willingness to help and become enthused about the challenge ahead. Our aim is to help overcome a global marine debris problem, starting on a local level.
