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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall

4 December, 2018

Team Leader
April Dahn
Number of Participants
26
Total Debris Collected
18.2 lbs (measured)

26.321735, 127.748128

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Mermaid Island Diving
City
FPO
Country
Japan
Date
4 December, 2018
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.321735
Longitude: 127.748128
Weather Conditions
Calm conditions
Survey Depth Range
10–50 feet
Area Surveyed
510931 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 15
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 25
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 16
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Plastic Fragments 25
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 35
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 21
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2

We did a clean up about 2 months ago at this site with over 50 people attending.

small basketball

fishing line

Fishing lure

plastic

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