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Marsalforn Bay

10 July, 2015

Team Leader
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

36.072223, 14.259216

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsalforn Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Marsalforn
Country
Malta
Date
10 July, 2015
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.072223
Longitude: 14.259216
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
7982.42 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 13
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Pallets 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
other materials collected
polystyrene packaging 1

window frame

plastic bottles

plastic bags

cans

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