Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS409 - St George's Bay
25 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- SaraBeaCarmen
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
35.9264047817, 14.489550500272
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS409 - St George's Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Cresta dive centre
- City
- St Julian's
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 25 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.9264047817
Longitude: 14.489550500272
- Weather Conditions
-
Havy rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 20000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Common crab |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic rope |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic pipe |
Additional Information
Buoncy kid toy. Plastic menu. Covid face mask.
Plastic
Metal cans
Fishing line
