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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS449 - Hobbs Point

22 September, 2019

Team Leader
Lloyd Jones
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
800 kgs (measured)

51.700002900581, -4.9420208023968

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS449 - Hobbs Point
Organization/Dive Centre
Neptunes Army of Rubbish Cleaners
City
Pembroke
Country
United Kingdom
Date
22 September, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 51.700002900581
Longitude: -4.9420208023968
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
6–14 meters
Area Surveyed
940.603 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 6
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 10
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 5
other materials collected
Fishing weights 30
1

Fly tipping

Oil drums

Oils drums

Broken oil drum

Glass shards


9 oil drums still on seabed.

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