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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Brixham Breakwater

6 January, 2018

Team Leader
Rob Thompson
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
58 kgs (measured)

50.39514, -3.513924

Survey Information

Location Name
Brixham Breakwater
Organization/Dive Centre
Fathoms Free
City
Brixham
Country
United Kingdom
Date
6 January, 2018
Survey Duration
720 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.39514
Longitude: -3.513924
Weather Conditions
Wind, rain, storm, freezing temp
Survey Depth Range
4–6 meters
Area Surveyed
6976 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 23
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 45
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Foam Insulation & Packaging 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 40
Gloves (latex) 14
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 31
Rope (plastic/nylon) 879
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 28
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Tampons 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
fender 1
wallet 1
oil filter 2
paint brush 1
styrofoam 4
bouy 1
part of pontoon 1
flares 2
bilge pump 1

Front part of a motor bike


feedback on how to deal with flares would be appreciated

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