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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS377 - House Reef

13 October, 2017

Team Leader
Angi Troy
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

11.9551191, 121.9281602

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS377 - House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Calypso Diving School
City
Boracay island, Malay
Country
Philippines
Date
13 October, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.9551191
Longitude: 121.9281602
Weather Conditions
Rain most nights, sunny with minimal cloud cover during the day. Calm seas, little wind
Survey Depth Range
1.5–6.5 meters
Area Surveyed
265 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 24
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 17
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 9
Plastic Fragments 14
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 9
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 8
Metal Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 10
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
Sunglasses 3

Many tourist sail boats/day trips/island tours passing in front of the beach. This contributes to large amount of plastic and glade bottles and food wrappers found in the area.

Sunglasses


http://www.calypso-boracay.com/2017/10/15/calypso-diving-beach-cleanup/

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