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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera

19 November, 2020

Team Leader
Sabine Henkel
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
45.5 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
19 November, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.521685
Longitude: 120.975398
Weather Conditions
Sunny overcast
Survey Depth Range
16–20 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 34
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 64
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 6
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 73
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 39
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 16
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 14
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
Fiber glass boat part 5

Storms and public littering

Golf ball

Plastic wrappers/ fragments

Fishing line

Underwear

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