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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kalkara Creek

19 March, 2016

Team Leader
Howard R Shaw
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

35.889499, 14.525113

Survey Information

Location Name
Kalkara Creek
Organization/Dive Centre
Howard Shaw, c/o Divewise
City
Kalkara
Country
Malta
Date
19 March, 2016
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.889499
Longitude: 14.525113
Weather Conditions
North Westerly light to moderate wind.
Survey Depth Range
9.5–10.1 meters
Area Surveyed
29.9 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
silt/sandy seabed
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 50
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Bar of soap 1
Metal window frame 1m x 0.5m 1
paddle 1
Baseball Cap 1

Window frame

Drink cans - possibly from harbour cruise boats

Plastic bottles- possibly from harbour cruise boats

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