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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS409 - St. George's Bay

27 August, 2018

Team Leader
Nicholas Martens
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
5.5 kgs (estimated)

35.926326, 14.489571

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS409 - St. George's Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Cresta Dive Centre
City
St. Julian's
Country
Malta
Date
27 August, 2018
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.926326
Longitude: 14.489571
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
8716.54 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Boat propeller 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cans

No

Cans

Plastic bottles

Plastic cups

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