Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS356 - Kalipayan
25 October, 2017
- Team Leader
- Ben Meerhaeghe
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
9.5412939, 123.7612879
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS356 - Kalipayan
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Seaquest Dive center
- City
- Panglao
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 25 October, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.5412939
Longitude: 123.7612879
- Weather Conditions
-
We just had to cope with a typhoon passing at 700 kilometers near the island. There was not as much debris as expected after it calmed down.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 4 |
Additional Information
Usual pollution here
