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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS396 - Manly Cove

31 January, 2021

Team Leader
Chloe Brant
Number of Participants
50
Total Debris Collected
63.5 kgs (measured)

-33.7992429, 151.2825684

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS396 - Manly Cove
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Manly
Country
Australia
Date
31 January, 2021
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.7992429
Longitude: 151.2825684
Weather Conditions
NE wind, 25-30 degrees C air temperature, 22-23 degrees C water temperature.
Survey Depth Range
3–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2048.14 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balloons 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 17
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 17
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 69
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Straws, Stirrers 18
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 129
Cigarette Filters 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 83
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 25
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 7
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 20
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 10
Tampons 1
other materials collected
sunglasses 3
disposable face masks 4
Bungies 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crabs
Number Entangled 4
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris inside plastic wrapping
Other Animals
Species or Common Name gloomy octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic bottle

Some events which may have contributed to the new glass bottles could have been Australia Day events.

Fishing rod and items new to the Dive Centre Manly cleanup events are the single-use face masks.

plastic fragments

glass bottles

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