Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Coral Garden
8 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Chris Carlisle
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
6.0071118829225, 116.00435310427
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Coral Garden
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Down Below Wildlife Adventures
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 8 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.0071118829225
Longitude: 116.00435310427
- Weather Conditions
-
Generally calm to slight sea state. No rain. Air temperatures 28-32C. Winds light from the N-NW.
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 14000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 11 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Nothing really.
Plastic wrappers - surface, mid water, and bottom. Presents choking hazard, and sinks into the sand creating and impervious layer.
Plastic bottles - as floating and shore debris. Unsightly and wind driven quickly across the bay.
Fishing line - wrapped around coral heads creates entanglement hazard for all marine life
