Rocquaine Bay - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2006

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2006
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 895
Average items / m 8.95

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 596 5.96 66.59
Rubber 38 0.38 4.25
Cloth 84 0.84 9.39
Pottery/Ceramics 1 0.01 0.11
Metal 49 0.49 5.47
Medical 2 0.02 0.22
Sanitary 1 0.01 0.11
Faeces 3 0.03 0.34
Paper/Cardboard 84 0.84 9.39
Wood (machined) 20 0.20 2.23
Glass 17 0.17 1.90
TOTAL 895

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 106 1.06 11.84
Packaging 127 1.27 14.19
SRD 3 0.03 0.34
Other 659 6.59 73.63
TOTAL 895