Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dam Bay
12 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Al Reid
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
12.200107, 109.29697
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dam Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Nha Trang
- Country
- Vietnam
- Date
- 12 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 12.200107
Longitude: 109.29697
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain, Sun, Wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 100 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 10 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 8 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Fish |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
| Comments | The net was actually weighted on 2 ends, but was covered in silt. We decided to remove. |
Additional Information
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Comments and Feedback
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