Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS165 - Swanage Pier
11 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kerrie Eade
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
50.608265, -1.95116899999993
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS165 - Swanage Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Turtle Diving
- City
- Basingstoke
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 11 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.608265
Longitude: -1.95116899999993
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly sunny and warm. Wind has mostly been varying between Westerly 0-16mph and South Easterly 0-16 mph
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–3.6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 795 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Predominately sandy / rocky bottom. small amount of kelp / other seaweed
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 18 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
Large Metal fragments seemed to be the most common items.
