Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Portmellon
14 June, 2015
- Team Leader
- Robert Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
50.26218, -4.7859
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Portmellon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Against Debris Volunteers UK
- City
- Mevagissey
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 14 June, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.26218
Longitude: -4.7859
- Weather Conditions
-
Moderate to strong breeze; some rain, but mainly sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 13384.5 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) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fragment of Formica (wood effect) | 1 |
| Grey plastic-sheathed electrical wire (from possible fridge/electrical device; left in place as too heavy/deep in sand to move | 1 |
Additional Information
Considering the number of divers participating in this DAD, relatively little was recovered. This is particularly surprising, as it took place in a harbour. However, a large electrical device - possibly a fridge was reported, from which the grey flex was cut and included in the data (it was either too large/heavy to move, or was too buried in the sand). The top 2 most common items are fishing-related and reflect one of the main uses of the area surveyed.
2 golf balls!
Fishing line
Plastic Rope
Plastic fragments
