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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS235 - Xlendi Bay

19 February, 2017

Team Leader
Tim Rose
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
88.5 kgs (measured)

36.030167, 14.216989

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS235 - Xlendi Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunday Dive Club
City
Xlendi
Country
Malta
Date
19 February, 2017
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.030167
Longitude: 14.216989
Weather Conditions
Light winds from the south east
Survey Depth Range
4–9.5 meters
Area Surveyed
1200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 80
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 83
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 60
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
Animal Bones 6
Car Hubcap 1
Plastic Pirate Childs Toy 1

Plastic Pirate and Lamb Shanks (no meat)

Large Steel drum (difficult to lift)

Bottles (so many bottles)

Beer Cans

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