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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kullaviks Hamn

20 May, 2018

Team Leader
Anna Viker
Number of Participants
27
Total Debris Collected
375 kgs (estimated)

57.549077727718, 11.921481639147

Survey Information

Location Name
Kullaviks Hamn
Organization/Dive Centre
Oxygene Diving
Country
Sweden
Date
20 May, 2018
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 57.549077727718
Longitude: 11.921481639147
Weather Conditions
Warm and calm weather.
Survey Depth Range
1–8.5 meters
Area Surveyed
9000 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Balls 2
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 15
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 21
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 13
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 35
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 22
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 6
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 9
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 9
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Metal sheet 2
Boat hooks (plastic/metal) 5
Beach chair 1
Peg 1
Large protection slip (plastic) 21

We found a lot of large protection slips (plastic). We were told that they fall off the pier when it's windy.

Beach chair & clothing.

Large plastic protection slips - apparently a recurrent problem

Bottles and cans (plastic and metal)

Sharp and pointy objects next to swimming area

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