Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Clifton Gardens
15 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Liz Brodie
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
-33.8398752, 151.2536424
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Clifton Gardens
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive 2000
- City
- Mosman
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 15 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.8398752
Longitude: 151.2536424
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly dry. Windy. Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12.2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6152.88 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 13 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 44 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Plastic Sleeve Holder |
Additional Information
No recent heavy rain. also previously monthly clean ups had been held
Apron
fishing line
food wrappers
plastic trash bags
Comments and Feedback
Mosman Council are very proactive about waste in the harbour. Over the years there has been less and less debris found since Dive 2000 started underwater surveys/clean ups in the Mosman Council area in 2006
