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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kuaotunu Beach

26 March, 2019

Team Leader
Elise Norman
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
4.5 kgs (estimated)

-36.724401002827, 175.71504433001

Survey Information

Location Name
Kuaotunu Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Zone Whitianga
City
Whitianga
Country
New Zealand
Date
26 March, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.724401002827
Longitude: 175.71504433001
Weather Conditions
Fine. N 10-15knots. NE 1.5m swell.
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
584 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sandy beach
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 43
Bags: Trash (plastic) 22
Balloons 2
Balls 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 4
Cotton Bud Sticks 3
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 28
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 34
Strapping Bands (plastic) 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 16
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 17
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 25
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 63
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

Clothespegs & soy sauce packet


Completed a beach cleanup covering the length of Kuaotunu Beach from the boat ramp to Blackjacks (1.46kms) In total we picked up 384 pieces of Debris.

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