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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Asmans Oasis

21 December, 2022

Team Leader
Rachel
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
39 lbs (estimated)

4.2497716449355, 118.62666567234

Survey Information

Location Name
Asmans Oasis
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Junkie
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
21 December, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.2497716449355
Longitude: 118.62666567234
Weather Conditions
Unsettled - some sunny calm days and some days with wind, rain and waves
Survey Depth Range
5–12.7 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 48
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 26
Food Wrappers (plastic) 94
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Handbag 1

Handbag

Plastic bottles, so many in the ocean

Nappies, so many

3 in 1 coffee sachets, so many

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