Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kukui‘ula Harbor #459385
8 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Tim Leichliter
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 126 lbs (measured)
21.887414998778, -159.48791529563
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kukui‘ula Harbor #459385
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ho‘omalu Ke Kai
- City
- Poipu
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 8 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.887414998778
Longitude: -159.48791529563
- Weather Conditions
-
Fair
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–28 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 81670 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balloons | 2 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 17 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 61 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Cigar Tips | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 328 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 87 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 14 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 15 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Toothbrushes | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 241 |
| Cigarette Filters | 26 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 39 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 48 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 31 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 27 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 3 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 67 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 3 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 12 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 9 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Coral (P. lobata, P. meandrina, P. evermanni, P. grandis, M. capitata, M. patula, and M. flabellata) |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Corals throughout divesite entangled and being choked out by fishing line. |
Additional Information
Consistent fishing pressure and not many divers cleaning it up.
Butterfly kite
Fishing line
Carpets
Bottles/Cans
Comments and Feedback
Mahalo Nui to the amazing volunteers that made this event possible on World Ocean Day!
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