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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Looe Harbour

1 May, 2016

Team Leader
Rob Thompson
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
28.94 kgs (measured)

50.352529, -4.449275

Survey Information

Location Name
Looe Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Fathoms Free
City
Looe
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 May, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.352529
Longitude: -4.449275
Weather Conditions
Wet and windy
Survey Depth Range
1.5–4.9 meters
Area Surveyed
12365 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 38
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 13
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 1
other materials collected
Lobster Pot Fragments 2
Boating - large rubber bumbpers 2
Electrical Wire 5
Plastic/Metal Spike Bird Deterant 1
Fibreglass Pieces 5
Rubber/Paint pieces (melted) 6
Traffic Cone 1
Boat Distrees Inflatable Beacon 1

Traffic Cone

Plastic Tubing - long and most stuck under rocks & unable to retrieve

Rope - stuck in between rocks/boulders

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