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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall

16 August, 2019

Team Leader
Gabby Hunter
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
85 kgs (estimated)

-32.17438, 152.504448

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf
City
Tuncurry
Country
Australia
Date
16 August, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -32.17438
Longitude: 152.504448
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
945 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Fishing: Line 35
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 15
Beverage Bottles (glass) 31
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 10
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Metal Stool 1

Fishing Line


Mesh Bags break and tear too easily, need another option, or to be stronger

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