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Obyan Beach Saipan

16 June, 2014

Team Leader
Ningning Li 288509 / Ocean Plus Saipan 244112
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

15.105732, 145.739397

Survey Information

Location Name
Obyan Beach Saipan
Organization/Dive Centre
Ocean Plus Saipan
City
Saipan
Country
Northern Mariana Islands
Date
16 June, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.105732
Longitude: 145.739397
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
1–16 meters
Area Surveyed
846.396 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 8
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigar Tips 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Straws, Stirrers 5
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 6
Cigarette Filters 25
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 12
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 19
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Pallets 2
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Toys 2

cigarette ends; cans

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