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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Agas Beach, Puerto Galera 5203, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

17 September, 2011

Team Leader
Thomas Windemuth
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (estimated)

13.51789, 120.951222

Survey Information

Location Name
Agas Beach, Puerto Galera 5203, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Organization/Dive Centre
Coco Divers
City
Puerto Galera
Country
Philippines
Date
17 September, 2011
Survey Duration
110 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.51789
Longitude: 120.951222
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
0–1 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 48
Bags: Trash (plastic) 61
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 18
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 72
Caps & Lids (plastic) 40
Cigarette Lighters 5
Cigar Tips 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 220
Diapers/nappies 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 43
Straws, Stirrers 135
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 29
Plastic Fragments 46
Cigarette Filters 146
Rope (plastic/nylon) 11
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 41
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 113
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 34
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 42
Wrappers (foil/metal) 25
Metal Fragments 16
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 31
Rubber Fragments 78
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 153

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