Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sirens
21 April, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jacqui Hedley
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 23.5 kgs (measured)
35.949603, 14.404612
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sirens
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Life Malta
- City
- Mellieha
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 21 April, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.949603
Longitude: 14.404612
- Weather Conditions
-
Had some fairly strong easterly winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 23 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 12 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 12 |
| Plastic Fragments | 46 |
| Cigarette Filters | 7 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 20 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 43 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 8 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fibre glass from boat | 1 |
