Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS204 - Rye Pier
28 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Ollie Payne
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
-38.368723, 144.822356
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS204 - Rye Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aquatic Adventures
- City
- Rye
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 28 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.368723
Longitude: 144.822356
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1364.72 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 90 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 13 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 11 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Supermarket trolley wheel | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Southern calamari Squid |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Bycatch |
| Comments | Presumed knocked off pier after being caught |
Additional Information
General fishing malpractice
Shopping trolley wheel
Fishing line
Bottle caps
Dead animals
Comments and Feedback
King tide with good visibility - good to see below average amount of trash
