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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

U-Turn

18 March, 2018

Team Leader
FORAIN Xavier
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

9.919979, 103.980465

Survey Information

Location Name
U-Turn
Organization/Dive Centre
Flipper Diving Club
City
Duong Dong
Country
Vietnam
Date
18 March, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.919979
Longitude: 103.980465
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
500 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) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 57
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 24
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Plastic Fragments 29
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Toys 1

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