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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Town Island South

30 March, 2025

Team Leader
Neil Kane
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
2.8 kgs (measured)

22.330109912715, 114.36166086686

Survey Information

Location Name
Town Island South
Organization/Dive Centre
Sai Kung Scuba x XIX Diving
City
Sai Kung
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
30 March, 2025
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.330109912715
Longitude: 114.36166086686
Weather Conditions
stormy conditions during the week and on the dive day
Survey Depth Range
2.3–6.4 meters
Area Surveyed
1132 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 13
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris cloth fragments

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