Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bass Lake
4 March, 2017
- Team Leader
- Gareth Austin
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
-26.518093701697097, 28.058050721883774
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bass Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SCUBA.co.za
- City
- Vereeniging
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 4 March, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 21 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.518093701697097
Longitude: 28.058050721883774
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain for most of the week
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Abandoned quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Severe rain during the week could have washed some debris into the quarry
Plastic tape
Small plastic fragments
Fishing lures
Tape fragments
