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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS128 - Patent Slip Cog Park

24 September, 2016

Team Leader
Claire Murphy
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
76 kgs (measured)

-41.30474571225, 174.8019914981

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS128 - Patent Slip Cog Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive & Ski HQ
City
Wellington
Country
New Zealand
Date
24 September, 2016
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -41.30474571225
Longitude: 174.8019914981
Weather Conditions
Southerlies with no swell
Survey Depth Range
1–7 meters
Area Surveyed
6004.87 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Silty harbour
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Balls 18
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 39
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 16
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 9
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 58
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 23
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 14
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Plastic hand fishin reels 70
Lino 4
Bike Lock 1
Music Recorder 1
Plastic Coathangers 2
Toilet Seat 1

There is an old wharf at the site previously used for fishing off. It is now unsafe to use.

Fishing Reels

Bottles - both plastic and glass

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