Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera
23 March, 2017
- Team Leader
- Louise Kim
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (measured)
13.521685, 120.975398
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Asia Divers
- City
- Puerto Galera
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 23 March, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 13.521685
Longitude: 120.975398
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, 30-35 degrees Celsius during daytime
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 17 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 5 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Boat Engine Transmission Rubber Bands | 1 |
Additional Information
none
Boat Engine Transmission Rubber Bands
Plastic food wrappers
plastic fragments of all sizes
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
This Dive Against Debris has been conducted as an integral part of our PADI Instructor Development Course at Asia Divers. It is a pleasure to work with likeminded dive professionals who want to make a difference via ocean conservation.
