Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Spinola Bay House Reef
8 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Lewis M Sell
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
35.91737207381, 14.493673899771
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Spinola Bay House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Malta
- City
- St Julians
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 8 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.91737207381
Longitude: 14.493673899771
- Weather Conditions
-
North westerly breeze
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 60 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Rocky reef grassy and sandy bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 15 |
| Balloons | 4 |
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 14 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 4 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 4 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 47 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 8 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 68 |
| Cigarette Filters | 17 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 8 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 22 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 32 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 41 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| marine flare | 4 |
| marine parachute | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | amber jack |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | swim net |
| Comments | net is for aqua polo players protection from jelly fish |
Additional Information
St julians firework display
flares
firework plastic micro plastics
paper firework material
plastic bottles
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