Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rapid Bay Jetty
9 January, 2022
- Team Leader
- Erika Sullivan
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.75 kgs (estimated)
-35.522403, 138.185728
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rapid Bay Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Globetrotting Veterinarian
- City
- Rapid Bay
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 9 January, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -35.522403
Longitude: 138.185728
- Weather Conditions
-
Mildo
- Survey Depth Range
- 5.2–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 114.904 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Grouper |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line with hook |
| Comments | Was able to rip hook from lip and free it |
Additional Information
School holidays and high use of jetty by fisherman
Wine glass
Lack of waste disposal on jetty
Irresponsible fisherman
Irresponsible jetty users
