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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

South Beach - Matamanoa

17 September, 2018

Team Leader
Trev Neal
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
100 lbs (measured)

-17.639833705646, 177.06575275007

Survey Information

Location Name
South Beach - Matamanoa
Organization/Dive Centre
Deep Blue
City
Matamanoa Island
Country
Fiji
Date
17 September, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.639833705646
Longitude: 177.06575275007
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
0.5–3 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach/Shore
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 20
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 30
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 15
other materials collected
Roofing Iron 20

The resort had just had a major refurb and had 2 storms hit during the time blowing lots of building materials into the ocean

sand paper

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