2018 Dive Against Debris™ ~ the 1st Hit

Date                                  : 19 May 2018, Saturday

Dive Site                          : Long Ke Wan, Sai Kung (Hong Kong)

Weather                          :Fine. Light to moderate wind with slight waves

Air Temperature                                       : Highest 33C, Lowest  28C

Underwater Temperature                    : 25 C

Number of Volunteer                             :25 divers

Total Weight of Rubbish Collected    : 4.73 kg

On Saturday 19 May 2018, Blue Ocean Club organized “Dive Against Debris™ ~ the 1st Hit” for 2018,an event aimed to remove marine debris from the ocean and conduct marine debris survey to raise the awareness of marine debris problem, encourage others to join the movement and take important steps to help protect the ocean that we care about. The event was conducted at Long Ke Wan near Sai Kung, Hong Kong,and there were 25 participating volunteer divers. The weather condition was fine,light to moderate wind with slight waves, water temperature was at 25°C. Volunteer divers were given a brief on the coral ecosystem, safety and environmental awareness prior to the dive.

Volunteer divers have successfully cleaned up to 4.73 kg of marine debris amongst them mainly consist of plastic fragments & food wrappers (plastic). The type and quantity of the debris collected, including the cleanup site information, were documented in the marine debris survey data card andreported to the Project AWARE Foundation.

2018打擊海洋垃圾潛水計畫™  第一擊

日期              : 2018年5月19日 (星期六)

潛水地點          : 浪茄灣、 香港西貢

天氣              : 天晴，風力輕微至和緩及水面有微浪

氣度              : 最高攝氏33度，最低攝氏28度

水溫              : 攝氏25度

義工隊伍          : 25名潛水員

總垃圾重量        : 4.73公斤

藍海俱樂部於5月19日籌辦了2018年度第一次“打擊海洋垃圾潛水計畫”，一項針對海底垃圾的清潔和調查活動，希望讓更多人了解海洋垃圾問題，並鼓勵其他潛水員於平時也身體力行，為海洋保育作出貢獻。當日共有25名義工潛水員組成義工隊伍參加，在香港西貢區附近浪茄灣進行水底清潔。當日天晴，風力輕微至和緩及水面有微浪，水溫25度。相關的工作人員在進行水底清潔活動前向各義工隊員簡報了當地珊瑚生態系統並講解有關安全和環保資訊。

當日義工潛水隊成功收集了共 4.73公斤垃圾。當中主要的垃圾類別為塑膠製品碎片及食品外包裝（塑膠製）。垃圾的類別和數量，及調查地點已詳細記錄在調查記錄表，並回報到Project AWARE Foundation.