Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Matiu-Somes Island
30 December, 2017
- Team Leader
- Claire Murphy
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 90 kgs (estimated)
-41.255177707138, 174.86665930599
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Matiu-Somes Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive HQ Wellington
- City
- Wellington
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 30 December, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.255177707138
Longitude: 174.86665930599
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8606.37 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Silty, wharf, harbour
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 7 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 9 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bungy Cord with Plastic clips | 1 |
| Plastic Door Handle | 1 |
Additional Information
Mostly old (20+ years) items were collected from this area
an 1865 Marmalade Jar (ceramic)
