Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mornington Pier
29 February, 2020
- Team Leader
- Joe Sasso
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
-38.21223312384, 145.03390643507
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mornington Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aquatic Adventures #6357
- City
- Mornington
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 29 February, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -38.21223312384
Longitude: 145.03390643507
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 661.058 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 500 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 15 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 10 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 5 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 30 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 15 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 11 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 10 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 20 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
Additional Information
Fishing from the pier
Chair
Fishing line
Bottles
Shopping trolleys (not removed - too heavy)
Comments and Feedback
This site has been neglected for a long time so Aquatic Adventures intends to adopt it and clear the large amount of debris still on the site
