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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sirens

8 October, 2022

Team Leader
Susannah Williams
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
0.2 kgs (estimated)

35.949390564249, 14.404586684547

Survey Information

Location Name
Sirens
Organization/Dive Centre
NDS Malta
Country
Malta
Date
8 October, 2022
Survey Duration
15 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.949390564249
Longitude: 14.404586684547
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
2–4 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
Toy care 1
Sunglasses 1

Toy car and a pair of sunglassses

Fishing wire

Plastic fragments


I found 2 glass bottles that had too much life growing on to safely remove (and I think removing would have caused more harm than good)

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