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ADS434 - Anchor Bay

31 May, 2018

Team Leader
Jacqui Hedley
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (measured)

35.9597251, 14.340404018

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS434 - Anchor Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Life Malta
City
Mellieha
Country
Malta
Date
31 May, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.9597251
Longitude: 14.340404018
Weather Conditions
Good, not very windy.
Calm seas
Survey Depth Range
1.5–7.4 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Fibre glass chunk from boat 1

String/rope

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