Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Matiu- Somes Island
24 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Claire
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 kgs (estimated)
-41.255266, 174.866907
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Matiu- Somes Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive HQ Wellington
- City
- Wellington
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 24 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -41.255266
Longitude: 174.866907
- Weather Conditions
-
Variable winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5185.1 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Brass Door Knob | 1 |
Additional Information
Around a wharf and moorings
