Dive Against Debris Data Submission
West part of Matinloc area, El Nido, Philippines
12 November, 2016
- Team Leader
- Lenoel Jubilan
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 kgs (estimated)
11.20321418670202, 119.27448682487011
Survey Information
- Location Name
- West part of Matinloc area, El Nido, Philippines
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Submariner divecenter
- City
- Puerto Princesa
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 12 November, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 58 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.20321418670202
Longitude: 119.27448682487011
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, half cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–23 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 21 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 27 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 17 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 13 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 16 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Hawkbill Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | No debris on site, sandy bottom |
| Comments | It was lying on the sea bed around 18meters depth dead already. Divers took it up and turtle was buried in the sand in the near by beach. |
Additional Information
Island hopping, fishing in the area and near by resorts construction work could have contributed to the debris.
Tire of a bulldozer.
Rope
Plastic bottle
Plastic fragments
Comments and Feedback
Take care of our marine lives, stop throwing garbages anywhere and anytime you like. We have the so called Garbage bin and thats where your garbages should go. Decipline yourself,
It was shocking how much debris there was on this short strip of reef we covered. Future debris collecting events and projects are much needed in this area in order to keep the marine life florishing.
