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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lake Pupuke - Quarry Side

19 October, 2022

Team Leader
Ethan Chapple
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

-36.782608, 174.760672

Survey Information

Location Name
Lake Pupuke - Quarry Side
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive HQ Auckland
City
Auckland
Country
New Zealand
Date
19 October, 2022
Survey Duration
84 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -36.782608
Longitude: 174.760672
Weather Conditions
Glorious, partly cloudy
Survey Depth Range
6–12 meters
Area Surveyed
25 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
fresh water, silt
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 3
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
sunglasses 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name spine
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris bones

fishing, high traffic area


paint tin made Joel sad, toy guns make Alex happy, trash made the group sad.

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