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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hamble River marina

5 November, 2016

Team Leader
Margriet Schuur
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

50.880631808069374, -1.297281637771448

Survey Information

Location Name
Hamble River marina
Organization/Dive Centre
Andark Diving
City
Southampton
Country
United Kingdom
Date
5 November, 2016
Survey Duration
28 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.880631808069374
Longitude: -1.297281637771448
Weather Conditions
Calm weather, no winds, but cold and some rain.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
Tidal river/marina
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Fishing: Line 3
Plastic Fragments 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
other materials collected
unidentified piece of metal 1

No

Towel

Fishing line

Fishing hooks


For a marina after a busy summer it was surprisingly clean. The glass debris found was very old. We wonder how much the tidal range actually takes out.

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