Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Svanemølle Strand
30 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Maria Wagner Jørgensen
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 67.6 kgs (measured)
55.719907612451, 12.584071556437
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Svanemølle Strand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Os Om Havet
- City
- Copenhagen
- Country
- Denmark
- Date
- 30 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 55.719907612451
Longitude: 12.584071556437
- Weather Conditions
-
15 degrees celsius and very little offshore wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 120000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 121 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 25 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 32 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 382 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 56 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 60 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
Additional Information
The survey took place on a beach after a very nice summer.
Huge plastic/cloth tarp (4x3meters).
Plastic fragments
Plastic bags
Cloth fragments
Comments and Feedback
The debris was very unevenly distributed over the area. The southern most corner of the beach still has plenty of debris after our cleanup.
