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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Underwater Clean Up at Clifton Gardens, Mosman, NSW, Australia

28 September, 2019

Team Leader
Liz Brodie
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
26 kgs (measured)

-33.8394537626, 151.25377972941

Survey Information

Location Name
Underwater Clean Up at Clifton Gardens, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive 2000
City
Neutral Bay
Country
Australia
Date
28 September, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.8394537626
Longitude: 151.25377972941
Weather Conditions
Windy and sunny
Survey Depth Range
0.5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
2152.68 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 30
Balloons 3
Balls 5
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 60
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 18
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 8
Metal Fragments 20
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 40
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 12
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1

It has been very windy and heavy rain several weeks ago that could have taken time for debris to move along to Clifton Gardens.

radio Blue ringed octopus with eggs in small bottle (was returned to water of course


Considering two dive shop groups had been through the area over the last two weekends we found a lot of rubbish, and due to the number of divers we were able to cover a larger area (9 groups went out) and not just stick to the larger items.

Mosman Council are very good in stopping a lot of rubbish going into harbour from stormwater drains.

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