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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall

16 January, 2020

Team Leader
Gabby
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

-32.17438, 152.504448

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS498 - Tuncurry Breakwall
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Forster
City
Tuncurry
Country
Australia
Date
16 January, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -32.17438
Longitude: 152.504448
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
8413.57 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 18
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Plastic Fragments 13
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 13
Jars-food (glass) 7
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 51
Beverage Bottles (glass) 13
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 16
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Fibro 6

Boot

Batteries


The black and green mesh bags provided for our clean up dives are all being torn apart. We are currently looking for tougher bags

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