Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS184 - Gold Coast Seaway
5 January, 2018
- Team Leader
- Kelly Fletcher
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 7.4 kgs (measured)
-27.93664, 153.426301
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS184 - Gold Coast Seaway
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Environmental Divers
- City
- Gold Coast
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 5 January, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -27.93664
Longitude: 153.426301
- Weather Conditions
-
Fair - King Tides
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- Man made seaway entrance, rock wall with sand bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 143 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
Additional Information
High usage area,
Clothing
Fishing Line
Lead Sinkers
Hooks
Comments and Feedback
Solo Snorkel from original dive platform at the South Wall to the South West Beach. No where to clip a Camera off so trash pic only.
Our Cat aka Mr Fatz McGee is less than impressed with our debris data breakdowns as it disrupts the level of pats he gets per day.
