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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef

10 May, 2018

Team Leader
Lee Martin
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

35.974972222222, 14.373121261597

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS325 - The Waters Edge Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
AquaVentureMalta
City
Mellieha
Country
Malta
Date
10 May, 2018
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.974972222222
Longitude: 14.373121261597
Weather Conditions
NW 3/4 NO PRECIPITATION, SOME SE SWELL
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
13678 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 14
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 53
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 7
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3

May Bank Holiday

Part of a boat propeller. Clay Pigeon

Water bottles, all inclusive hotel

Beer cans from Hotel and boats

general boat debris

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