Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Portsea Pier
6 November, 2016
- Team Leader
- Oliver Payne
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 12.2 kgs (estimated)
-38.317917236423405, 144.7134867756904
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Portsea Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Academy of Scuba
- City
- Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 6 November, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.317917236423405
Longitude: 144.7134867756904
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong winds, some rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 12931.8 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 35 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Cigarette Filters | 13 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 60 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 7 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 12 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 10 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
The majority of the debris seems to have been dropped off the pier by fishermen, or to be parts of the pier which had broken off (and subsequently repaired/replaced) during the worse weather of the winter months
Previously unseen (presumed home-made) fishing lure which was designed like a cage inside which a dead fish would be placed
Squid jigs - get caught on everything
Metal spikes - danger to swimmers as sharp
Fishing line - can entangle marine life
Comments and Feedback
Massive thanks to all the divers who came out to lend a hand, cleaning up one of our more popular local, Open Water level (and above) dive sites
