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龍洞4號潛點周邊

14 September, 2024

Team Leader
CHIEN-MING CHEN
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
38 kgs (measured)

25.113333, 121.919722

Survey Information

Location Name
龍洞4號潛點周邊
Organization/Dive Centre
QuarterDiving
City
New Taipei City
Country
Taiwan
Date
14 September, 2024
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.113333
Longitude: 121.919722
Weather Conditions
Wave height: 1 meter
Visibility: 7 meters
Water temperature: 28°C
Weather: Sunny
Survey Depth Range
-5–24 meters
Area Surveyed
59515 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 76
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 13
Cigarette Lighters 16
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Fishing: Line 51
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 39
Food Wrappers (plastic) 40
Gloves (latex) 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 20
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 14
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 12

People are littering, with anglers and fishing boats casually discarding drink bottles and cans.

Huge blocks of Styrofoam

Plastic bottles

Glass bottles

Plastic fragments

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