Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Manly Cove
23 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Richard Nicholls
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (measured)
-33.799238151293, 151.28225887732
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Manly Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Centre Manly
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 23 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.799238151293
Longitude: 151.28225887732
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rain wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1189 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 8 |
| Plastic Fragments | 87 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bottle |
| Comments | Octopus in plastic bottle |
Additional Information
Heavy rainfall and storms
Octopus found in plastic bottle
