Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Manly Cove
28 June, 2015
- Team Leader
- Rosie Leaney
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 kgs (estimated)
-33.799278, 151.28269
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Manly Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Centre Manly
- City
- Manly
- Country
- Australia
- Date
- 28 June, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -33.799278
Longitude: 151.28269
- Weather Conditions
-
calm, light rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 370 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- 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) | 52 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 15 |
| Balloons | 5 |
| Balls | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 26 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 26 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 9 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 25 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 8 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 24 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 122 |
| Gloves (latex) | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 52 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 17 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 156 |
| Cigarette Filters | 23 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 3 |
| Appliances: Household | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 4 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 26 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 10 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 12 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 12 |
| Rubber Fragments | 15 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 6 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 8 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 9 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mobile phone | 2 |
| reading glasses | 1 |
| sunglasses | 3 |
Additional Information
no
plastic bags
plastic fragments
plastic straws/cutlery
