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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Gold Coast Seaway

11 June, 2016

Team Leader
Kelly Fletcher
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
27 kgs (measured)

-27.93664, 153.426301

Survey Information

Location Name
Gold Coast Seaway
Organization/Dive Centre
Environmental Divers
City
Brisbane
Country
Australia
Date
11 June, 2016
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
Weather Conditions
Fair
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
70 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Man made seaway entrance, rock wall with sand bottom
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balloons 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 30000
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 35
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Straws, Stirrers 7
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
other materials collected
Fin 1

Fishing Line

Lead

Hooks

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