Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Balmoral Baths
16 May, 2015
- Team Leader
- Yanir Seroussi
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
-33.82753, 151.253393
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Balmoral Baths
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Underwater Research Group of New South Wales
- City
- Mosman
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 16 May, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.82753
Longitude: 151.253393
- Weather Conditions
-
Some rain, mostly clear, a bit of swell.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 10 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 15 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 11 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 48 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 10 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 15 |
| Metal Fragments | 16 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 30 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Towels/rags | 14 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sunglasses | 4 |
| Bullets | 10 |
| Chains | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing activities and recreational beach use.
- Bullets (10 live rounds) - Shiny iPhone 5 - Nokia feature phone - Two watches
Fishing line and lures
Plastic bags that are partially degraded
Recreational accessories such as towels, clothing, snorkels, etc.
