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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Gold Coast Seaway

11 April, 2016

Team Leader
Kelly Fletcher
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
19 kgs (measured)

-27.93664, 153.426301

Survey Information

Location Name
Gold Coast Seaway
Organization/Dive Centre
Environmental Divers
City
Brisbane
Country
Australia
Date
11 April, 2016
Survey Duration
110 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
Weather Conditions
Average
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Man made seaway entrance, rock wall with sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 80000
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 7
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 19
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 674
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 10
Toys 1
other materials collected
Rifle Bullet 1
Retro 1970s era Television 1

Retro 1970s era Television and Rifle Bullet

Fishing Line

Lead

Hooks

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