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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS345 - Divewise House Reef

7 November, 2018

Team Leader
Howard Shaw
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

35.924292, 14.493816

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS345 - Divewise House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
DivewiseMalta
City
St Julians
Country
Malta
Date
7 November, 2018
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.924292
Longitude: 14.493816
Weather Conditions
Force 4 easterly wind and rough seas
Survey Depth Range
1.5–7.1 meters
Area Surveyed
238 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Plastic Fragments 36
Cigarette Filters 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 190
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Cars & Car Parts 18
Pull Tabs-beverages 11
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 13
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 11
other materials collected
Fibre Glass 10

Rough seas have uncovered debris that has been in the water a long time.

Small glass fragments.


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