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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

St. George Bay

31 July, 2018

Team Leader
Scott Gregory Thompson
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
10.5 kgs (estimated)

35.926371, 14.489751

Survey Information

Location Name
St. George Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
City
St. Julians
Country
Malta
Date
31 July, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.926371
Longitude: 14.489751
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2489.05 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 50
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 25
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 15
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Sun bed 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Bottles

No

Sun bed

Cans

Plastic cups

Food wrappers

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