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ADS556 - Portarlington Pier

14 September, 2019

Team Leader
Ting Ting Lee
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

-38.110597801602, 144.65217411654

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS556 - Portarlington Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Australian Diving Instruction
City
Geelong
Country
Australia
Date
14 September, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -38.110597801602
Longitude: 144.65217411654
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 14
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 12
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
other materials collected
LED light 1
camp chair 1
scissors 1

fishing lure

building material - due to recent pier construction

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