Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Merkanti Reef
18 July, 2020
- Team Leader
- Amy
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
35.924033, 14.493826
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Merkanti Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divewise MALTA
- City
- St Julians
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 18 July, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.924033
Longitude: 14.493826
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4030.16 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 22 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 380 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 11 |
| Metal Fragments | 23 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
Sausage in a wrapper
Glass
Plastic
Metal
Comments and Feedback
Less than usual
Padi womens dive day event
