St Marys Beach - Survey 100m 1 Apr 2006

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 2
Date of survey 01 April 2006
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 5902
Average items / m 59.02

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 4692 46.92 79.50
Rubber 67 0.67 1.14
Cloth 651 6.51 11.03
Pottery/Ceramics 1 0.01 0.02
Metal 126 1.26 2.13
Medical 7 0.07 0.12
Sanitary 176 1.76 2.98
Faeces 5 0.05 0.08
Paper/Cardboard 100 1.00 1.69
Wood (machined) 58 0.58 0.98
Glass 19 0.19 0.32
TOTAL 5902

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 1378 13.78 23.35
Packaging 850 8.50 14.40
SRD 183 1.83 3.10
Other 3491 34.91 59.15
TOTAL 5902