ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall

21 October, 2018

Submitted by: Mermaid Island Diving , on 5 February, 2019

Team Leader: April Dahn

Number of Participants: 50

Total Debris Collected: 195.6 lbs (measured)

26.321735, 127.748128

Survey Information

Location Name: ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall

Organization/Dive Centre: Mermaid Island DIving

City: FPO

Country: United States

Date: 21 October, 2018

Survey Duration: 90 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 26.321735
Longitude: 127.748128

Weather Conditions: Storm a week prior

Survey Depth Range: 10–50 feet

Area Surveyed: 6453.68 ft²

Dominant Substrate: coral

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

There was a storm the week prior and no one has cleaned this dive site in many years.

What was the most unusual item found?

Doll

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Plastic

fishing line

leur

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

Mermaid Island Diving did this clean up with coordination of McKayla Major. She chose to do ocean clean ups for her senior project for school.

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