Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS386 - Aqualife Divers Academy House Reef
25 November, 2017
- Team Leader
- Jon-Jon I. Suarez
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 kgs (estimated)
11.953261, 121.928317
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS386 - Aqualife Divers Academy House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aqualife Divers Academy
- City
- Boracay Island, Malay
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 25 November, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.953261
Longitude: 121.928317
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, calm, good visibility.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand with scattered rocks, corals and sea grass.
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 272 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 12 |
| Balloons | 5 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 68 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 15 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 41 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 17 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 75 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 124 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 15 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 161 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 12 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Toothbrushes | 12 |
| Cigarette Filters | 20 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 18 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 33 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 68 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 6 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 46 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 57 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 20 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 26 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 8 |
| SCUBA Weights | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 17 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 24 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 21 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 6 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 7 |
| Rubber Bands | 42 |
| Tires/tyres | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 4 |
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 9 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 11 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 30 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 8 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 17 |
| Toys | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mobile phone | 1 |
Additional Information
The last underwater clean up at our House Reef was in May, when the wind was offshore. Since the southwest monsoon began in July, onshore winds brought a lot of debris to the shallow areas. Most of the trash is likely from tourist island hopping boats, which is why tourists need to be educated on the effects of throwing their garbage into the water.
Mobile phone
plastic bags
beer bottles
cigarette butts
Comments and Feedback
My team have uploaded a video of this activity on YouTube #https://youtu.be/_UP06-JFF1w
