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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Qui-si-sana, Sliema, Malta

17 September, 2015

Team Leader
Rita Vella
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
790 kgs (estimated)

35.85344, 14.436035

Survey Information

Location Name
Qui-si-sana, Sliema, Malta
Organization/Dive Centre
Diveshack Scuba School
City
Sliema
Country
Malta
Date
17 September, 2015
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.85344
Longitude: 14.436035
Weather Conditions
Sunny and hot
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand, Rock and Seagrass
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 82
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 62
Caps & Lids (plastic) 39
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 16
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 54
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Cigarette Filters 500
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 17
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 31
Cars & Car Parts 27
Pipes & Rebar 26
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Clothing 22
other materials collected
Boot 1
Metal Railing 1

Boot and metal railing

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