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ADS345 - Divewise House Reef

14 November, 2021

Team Leader
Howard
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
24 kgs (estimated)

35.924292, 14.493816

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS345 - Divewise House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Divewise
City
St Julians
Country
Malta
Date
14 November, 2021
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.924292
Longitude: 14.493816
Weather Conditions
Stormy, rain, wind up to force 7 from east
Survey Depth Range
2–21 meters
Area Surveyed
7861 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 42
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 153
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 31
Pull Tabs-beverages 10
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 17
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 12
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 1
other materials collected
Fibre Glass 32

Severe storm over the past week has uncovered historical debris

Firework with parachute

Glass fragments

Fibre glass

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