Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS73 - House Reef
29 January, 2018
- Team Leader
- Stephen Lee
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
2.5182503619224, 103.9757143333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS73 - House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- OrcaScuba
- City
- Mersing
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 29 January, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.5182503619224
Longitude: 103.9757143333
- Weather Conditions
-
No rain or storms. Light wind with very little swell.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Wood as the majority of the debris was tangles around our jetty
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 7 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sandpaper | 1 |
| Hand-phone screen | 1 |
Additional Information
Monsoon season would have carried in some trash. This is the first cleanup since monsoon season began and the weather/waves were really bad.
Hand-phone screen
Fishing line with hooks as it can be dangerous to remove and harmful to marine life
Fishing nets and cages as they allow ghostfishing
polystyrene as it breaks down into smaller and smaller bits until it is impossible to collect.
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