Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef
24 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Lee Martin
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (estimated)
35.974972222222, 14.355666666667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- AquaVentureMalta
- City
- Mellieha
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 24 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.974972222222
Longitude: 14.355666666667
- Weather Conditions
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Mixture of NW - SE force 2-5 bft. Some thunderstorms. Strong to moderate sea conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5574.87 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
Additional Information
Wedding at the hotel
A pair of knickers and a sock
plastic bottles from all inclusive hotel
Balloons, Hotel is used as a wedding venue
Boats mooring in the bay to use beach
Comments and Feedback
The photo also shows clay pigeon targets found on another dive further up the coast on another day
