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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS68 - Marsalforn Bay

23 May, 2016

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

36.071688, 14.259084

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS68 - Marsalforn Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Bubbles Dive Centre
City
Marsalforn
Country
Malta
Date
23 May, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.071688
Longitude: 14.259084
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
3–25 meters
Area Surveyed
517 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Plastic Fragments 10
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Neoprene scrap 1
Shotgun cartridge 1

Pair of trousers.

plastic bottles

Glass bottles

Plastic fragments

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