Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Merimbula wharf
1 March, 2020
- Team Leader
- Jayde Rankin
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
-36.899601792821, 149.92620857757
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Merimbula wharf
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Eden
- City
- Eden
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 1 March, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -36.899601792821
Longitude: 149.92620857757
- Weather Conditions
-
N/A
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1608.43 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 40 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 104 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 122 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Scissors | 6 |
| Fishing knives | 3 |
| Sunglasses | 1 |
Additional Information
Fishing
Plastic ladle / large spoon and home made bait holder with sprite lid
Fishing line
Fishing lures
Hooks
