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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tanziwan Harbor

10 June, 2017

Team Leader
Ting-Fen Ho
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
26.8 kgs (measured)

21.95, 120.78

Survey Information

Location Name
Tanziwan Harbor
Organization/Dive Centre
Plastics Industry Development Center / Problue
City
Kenting
Country
Taiwan
Date
10 June, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.95
Longitude: 120.78
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–11 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 16
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

Fish harbor (lots of fishery wastes)

The flash light of fishing vessel ; amulet

Fishery wastes

Visitor activities

Tides bringing trash form ashore

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