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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Glenelg Blocks

1 April, 2018

Team Leader
Erika Sullivan
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

-34.977188148306, 138.49403137945

Survey Information

Location Name
Glenelg Blocks
Organization/Dive Centre
Adelaide Scuba
City
Adelaide
Country
Australia
Date
1 April, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -34.977188148306
Longitude: 138.49403137945
Weather Conditions
Moderate swells
Survey Depth Range
4.5–5 meters
Area Surveyed
3795.42 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
metal materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1

Lots of people fish here and the blocks act as barrier to shore

Old crab net trap

Lots of fishermen

Incoming tide

No “no fish” zones


No

Old jetty blocks in a horizontal row

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