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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS412 - Inland Sea Gozo

17 April, 2018

Team Leader
JANET BULMER
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (measured)

36.053665847514, 14.190970381526

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS412 - Inland Sea Gozo
Organization/Dive Centre
DiveSMART Gozo
City
San Lawrenz, Dwejra
Country
Malta
Date
17 April, 2018
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.053665847514
Longitude: 14.190970381526
Weather Conditions
Windy, up to Force 9 on the previous weekend
Survey Depth Range
1.2–25 meters
Area Surveyed
11 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 15
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

No

Bottom section of a snorkel

BROKEN GLASS BOTTLES..THIS IS A SWIMMING AND DIVING AREA

FISHING HOOKS...DIVING AND SWIMMING LOCATION

TIN CANS TORN OPEN....THESE ARE VERY SHARP OBJECTS


VERY WELL ORGANISED

WE WILL ADOPT THIS DIVESITE

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