Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kai Iwi Lakes
12 March, 2022
- Team Leader
- Martin Ruddy
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
-35.808909053113, 173.65915725717
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kai Iwi Lakes
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- New Zealand
- Date
- 12 March, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -35.808909053113
Longitude: 173.65915725717
- Weather Conditions
-
Perfect day, +- 5Kph wind form the West
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Fresh water lake
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 14 |
| Plastic Fragments | 25 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jetski plastic cover | 1 |
| glasses | 3 |
Comments and Feedback
Dive 1 we tried to lift a huge tyre, have to go back 4X lift bags could not get it free from the silt/sand
