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ADS318 - USAT Liberty Wreck

1 September, 2017

Team Leader
Max
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

-8.274206, 115.593038

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS318 - USAT Liberty Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Bali Dream Divers Tulamben
City
Tulamben
Country
Indonesia
Date
1 September, 2017
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.274206
Longitude: 115.593038
Weather Conditions
Above water: Very strong surf, surge and waves!
Underwater: Medium to strong currents, visibility not more than 10 metres.
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
21333.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 11
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 3
Cigarette Filters 6
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1

More unusual items were found this month due to the previous weeks' surf, surge and waves for several days longer than usual.

Metal re-bar!

Metal re-bar.

Plastic food wrappers.

Nylon ropes,

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