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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Freediving to protect the ocean

5 January, 2016

Team Leader
Ningning Li
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
30 lbs (estimated)

15.151044, 145.700061

Survey Information

Location Name
Freediving to protect the ocean
Organization/Dive Centre
OCEAN PLUS DIVE IN SAIPAN
City
saipan
Country
Northern Mariana Islands
Date
5 January, 2016
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.151044
Longitude: 145.700061
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
404 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cigar Tips 100
Gloves (latex) 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 200
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Tampons 2
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name cucomber
Number Entangled 10
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris cucomber

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