Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tweed heads
15 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- Pierre Brits
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 kgs (estimated)
-28.173267971872, 153.54753756188
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tweed heads
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Den Scuba
- City
- Tweed Heads
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 15 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 42 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -28.173267971872
Longitude: 153.54753756188
- Weather Conditions
-
Great
- Survey Depth Range
- 6.00151–10.0005 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 30 |
| Balls | 6 |
| Baskets, Crates | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 8 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 41 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 26 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 18 |
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 45 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 3 |
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 3 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
Additional Information
Rain, was in to the water, dumped by informal squatters in the region
Trolley
Bicycle parts
Chair
wheels
Comments and Feedback
Informal settlers created are big mess across the road from the dive site this was reported to the council consequently the area has been cleared and restored clean! I believe they dump lots of debris into the water.
We did not just dive but cleaned the surrounding park area
