ADS230 - Blue Orchid Resort House Reef

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS230 - Blue Orchid Resort House Reef

30 December, 2016

Submitted by: [email protected] , on 12 January, 2017

Team Leader: Bev

Number of Participants: 9

Total Debris Collected: 8 kgs (estimated)

9.992881, 123.36978

Survey Information

Location Name: ADS230 - Blue Orchid Resort House Reef

Organization/Dive Centre: Blue Orchid Resort & Dive Center

City: Moalboal

Country: Philippines

Date: 30 December, 2016

Survey Duration: 44 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 9.992881
Longitude: 123.36978

Weather Conditions: Calm - 5 knots

Survey Depth Range: 4–25 meters

Area Surveyed: 270 m²

Dominant Substrate: coral

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters

plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic)	3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	2
Fishing: Line	20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets	2

rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres	1
Rubber Fragments	2

wood materials collected
Wood Fragments	11

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Local fishing and weather systems including typhoon

What was the most unusual item found?

Truck tyre cut to make a mooring line and a nappy

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Fishing line from illegal fishing

Fishing nets from illegal fishing

Plastic littering

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