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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Stony Point Penguin Colony

26 April, 2025

Team Leader
Bianca
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
4.04 kgs (measured)

-34.371449220151, 18.893048260324

Survey Information

Location Name
Stony Point Penguin Colony
Organization/Dive Centre
Maties Underwater Club
City
Betty’s Bay
Country
South Africa
Date
26 April, 2025
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -34.371449220151
Longitude: 18.893048260324
Weather Conditions
Misty
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
13176.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 25

Fishing

Triangular piece of rebar

Rope/fishing line

Plastic sheets

Fishing sinkers

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