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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Church Bay

6 March, 2015

Team Leader
Stephen J Hemstalk
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

-35.617047, 174.529881

Survey Information

Location Name
Church Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive! Tutukaka
City
Tutukaka
Country
New Zealand
Date
6 March, 2015
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -35.617047
Longitude: 174.529881
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 9
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 12

Fishing competitions out of Tutukaka.

Fishing bait bags

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