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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Shark Bay

22 April, 2018

Team Leader
Claire Murphy
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
66 kgs (measured)

-41.301353, 174.817313

Survey Information

Location Name
Shark Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive HQ Wellington
City
Wellington
Country
New Zealand
Date
22 April, 2018
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -41.301353
Longitude: 174.817313
Weather Conditions
Southerly change
Survey Depth Range
1–16 meters
Area Surveyed
7333.78 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 10
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 43
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 121
Beverage Bottles (glass) 98
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Glass Bottle
Comments Eggs laid on the inside so returned to the site

Car center console

Beer bottles


Our divers enjoyed celebrating Earth Day

Most of the bottles look old

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