ADS327 - Coral Garden
15 July, 2017
- Team Leader
- Made
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
-8.27666, 115.5944
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS327 - Coral Garden
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aqua Dive Paradise
- City
- Tulamben
- Country
- Indonesia
- Date
- 15 July, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -8.27666
Longitude: 115.5944
- Weather Conditions
-
Above the water: Frequent strong winds.
Underwater: Current, surf and surge (moderate).
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–29 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 22343.8 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 40 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 21 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 108 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 53 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 11 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 24 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Current, surf and surge had been building up over the past week. Participants found more debris in the deeper depths of the reef, possibly caused by some down-welling current experienced in the week too.
Handle of a skipping rope.
Metal fishing lures.
Nylon fishing lines.
Plastic food packets.
Comments and Feedback
Comments: "I never thought picking up trash in the ocean could be so much fun!" (stated by a member of our volunteers) Feedback: Our Dive Against Debris tool kit arrived one day before the event... Couldn't have been better timing! The extra mesh bags and a printed version of the Marine Debris guide and slate made things so much easier! We also learned a few things that we will give greater emphasis on in future pre-dive briefings to be more effective in our efforts to be the best AWARE divers we can be!
