Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bass Lake
5 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Gareth Austin
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 11 kgs (estimated)
-26.51726329075339, 28.058051392436028
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bass Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SCUBA.co.za
- City
- Vereeniging
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 5 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.51726329075339
Longitude: 28.058051392436028
- Weather Conditions
-
Some days sunny, some rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 60 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Abandoned Quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 10 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Weight Belt | 1 |
Additional Information
Some fishermen stayed over night at Bass Lake which would explain the increase in fishing lures. from the 4th to the 5th.
10kg SCUBA Weight Belt.
Fishing lures
large weight belt
small plastics
