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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS288 - Terrigal Haven

27 July, 2018

Team Leader
Sue Dengate
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
32 kgs (measured)

-33.446884373209, 151.45003468029

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS288 - Terrigal Haven
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Imports Australia
City
Erina
Country
Australia
Date
27 July, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.446884373209
Longitude: 151.45003468029
Weather Conditions
Storms, big seas that washed away the light plastics that were there the previous week
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
29000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 44
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 72
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 14
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 4
other materials collected
Asbestos 2
Boat Parts 6

The previous week the area was littered with lots of single use plastics. We had storms, huge seas and high winds and this moved or covered up the lighter plastic debris. So, had we done the cleanup the previous weekend the plastic tally would have been far greater. We recovered a large ball of wire (approx. 1 metre in diameter) which had been partially buried in the sand and also a bullet and 2 pieces of asbestos that were about 20 to 30cms long

A bullet

broken glass and glass bottles

boat parts

asbestos

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