Blue Ocean Club ~ 2016 Dive Against Debris™ the 2nd hit at East Dam, Hong Kong
2016 Blue Ocean Club ~ 2016 Dive Against Debris™
Date : 26 June 2016, Sunday
Dive Site : East Dam, Sai Kung
Weather : Sunny
Air Temperature : 35C
- Underwater Temperature: 22C
Number of Volunteers : 19 divers + 1 non-diver
Total Weight of Rubbish Collected : 65.1 kg
On Sunday 26 June 2016, Blue Ocean Club continues 2016 Dive Against Debris™ ~ the 2nd Hits” at East Dam near Sai Kung, Hong Kong with 19 voluntary Divers and 1 non-diver taking part. The clean-up teams received a briefing about safety and environmental issues and also about the local coral ecosystem before jumping in to start the clean-up.
The day was hot and sunny with good sea conditions and water temperature of 22°C. Over the course of two dives, the dive teams conducted a successful clean-up operation with 65.1kg of litter collected. The most common item of litter was abandoned fishing nets & drinking plastics bottles. The non-diver assisted in trash classification on board helping out protection of marine.
Due to limited manpower and time, some larger size of abandoned fishing nets were failed to remove, looking forward to do the clean up again next time !
藍海俱樂部 ~ 2016打擊海洋垃圾潛水計畫™
日期 : 2016年6月26日 (星期日)
潛水地點 : 東壩、香港西貢
天氣 : 天晴
氣度 : 攝氏35度
水溫 : 攝氏22度
義工隊伍 : 19名潛水員+ 1名非潛水員
總垃圾重量 : 65.1公斤
藍海俱樂部於6月26日籌辦了本年度第二次打擊海洋垃圾潛水計畫，當日義工隊伍共有19名潛水員和1名非潛水員參加，在香港西貢區附近東壩的水底進行清潔活動。
當日天氣酷熱有陽光，水溫22度 。相關的工作人員在下潛前向各義工隊員簡報了當地珊瑚生態系統並講解有關安全和環保資信。
該潛水地點在香港被稱為東壩，是一個深受當地潛水員喜愛的潛水地點之一。當日潛水員進行了兩次下潛清潔工作後，潛水隊成功收集了約68.1公斤垃圾。垃圾最常見的項目是廢棄漁網和塑膠飲用水瓶。因為人手與時間有限，有一些體積較大的廢棄漁網未能夠澈底清除，期待大家下次再一起努力！
