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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS52 - Qui Si Sana Sliema

19 May, 2016

Team Leader
Justin Mayers
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
48 kgs (estimated)

35.911566, 14.507754

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS52 - Qui Si Sana Sliema
Organization/Dive Centre
Diveshack
City
Sliema
Country
Malta
Date
19 May, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.911566
Longitude: 14.507754
Weather Conditions
Windy and sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
242 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 32
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Furnishings (plastic) 51
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 12
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 159
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 31
Cars & Car Parts 25
Pipes & Rebar 12
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 48
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 4
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Toys 5

Large steel frame for a TV

plastic fragments - broken charis

aluminium cans - thrown by tourists

Metal pipes - a dumping ground for locals

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