Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bass Lake
5 March, 2017
- Team Leader
- Gareth Austin
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.9 kgs (estimated)
-26.517724097567818, 28.05921010673046
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bass Lake
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SCUBA.co.za
- City
- Vereeniging
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 5 March, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 22 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -26.517724097567818
Longitude: 28.05921010673046
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy for most of the week
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Abandoned quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
Additional Information
Rain may have washed some debris into the quarry. Fishermen were staying over at the quarry on Saturday night.
Glass fragment
Fishing hook
Glass fragment
Fishing lure
