Blue Ocean Club ~ 2024 Dive Against Debris™ ~ the 2nd Hit

Date : 13th July 2024, Saturday
Dive Site : Port Island , Sai Kung (Hong Kong)
Weather : Mainly cloudy and a few shower. Very hot with sunny periods during the day. Moderate southerly winds, becoming east to south easterlies.
Air Temperature : Highest 34oC, Lowest 29oC
Seawater Temperature : 28 oC
Number of Volunteers : 22 divers
Total Weight of Debris Collected : 26.56 kg

On Saturday 13th July 2024, Blue Ocean Club organized “Dive Against Debris™ ~ the 2nd Hit” for 2024, an event aimed to remove marine debris from the ocean and conduct marine debris survey to raise the awareness of marine debris problem and encourage others to join the movement and take important steps to help protect the ocean that we care about.

The event was conducted at Port Island , Sai Kung, Hong Kong, and there were 22 participating volunteer divers. The weather conditions were fine and very hot, seawater temperature was at 28°C. Volunteer divers were given a brief on the dive site information, safety and environmental awareness prior to the dive.

Volunteer divers have successfully cleaned up to 26.56kg of marine debris. The type and quantity of the debris collected, including the cleanup site information, were documented in the marine debris survey data card and reported to the Project AWARE Foundation.

藍海俱樂部 ~ 2024打擊海洋垃圾潛水計劃™ 第二擊

日期 : 2024年7月13日 (星期六)
潛水地點 : 赤洲，西貢，香港
天氣 : 部份時間有陽光及酷熱，有幾陣驟雨，
氣度 : 最高攝氏約34度，最低攝氏29度
海水溫度 : 攝氏28度
義工隊伍 : 22 名潛水員
總垃圾重量 : 26.56 公斤

藍海俱樂部於2024年7月13日籌辦了本年度第二次 “打擊海洋垃圾潛水計劃™”，一項針對海底垃圾的清潔和調查活動；目的讓大眾了解海洋垃圾問題，並鼓勵其他潛水員於平時也身體力行，為海洋保育作出貢獻。

是次活動由22名義工潛水員組成義工隊伍參加，並於香港西貢赤洲進行水底清潔。 當日水溫約攝氏28度。相關的工作人員在活動前向各義工隊員簡報了潛點地形與生態，並講解有關的安全守則和環保資訊。

義工潛水隊於兩次下潛後成功收集了共 26.56公斤垃圾。垃圾的類別和數量及調查地點已詳細記錄在調查記錄表，並回報到Project AWARE Foundation。