Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gold Coast Seaway
25 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Kelly Fletcher
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 47 kgs (measured)
-27.93664, 153.426301
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gold Coast Seaway
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Environmental Divers
- City
- Brisbane
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 25 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 46 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
- Weather Conditions
-
Terrible. Wind blowing in the wrong direction all week, visibility was down to 1 - 2 m.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 60 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
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balloons | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 7000 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1231 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 41 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1231 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Hats | 3 |
| Glasses | 1 |
Additional Information
Storms, big swells and a "rain event"
Fishing Line
Lead
Hooks
