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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Asmans Oasis

21 December, 2022

Submitted by: Scuba Junkie SEAS , on 20 December, 2022

Team Leader
Rachel
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
57 lbs (estimated)

4.2496894174584, 118.62641729519

Survey Information

Location Name
Asmans Oasis
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Junkie Mabul
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
21 December, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.2496894174584
Longitude: 118.62641729519
Weather Conditions
Unsettled - some calm sunny days and some windy days with rain and waves
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 48
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 20
Foam Insulation & Packaging 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 50
Straws, Stirrers 5
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
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metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
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wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
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cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 7
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other materials collected
Crash Helmet 1
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Additional Information

Crash helmet

Plastic bottles, volume of them in the ocean

Nappies, volume of them in the ocean

3 in 1 coffee sachets, volume of them in the ocean

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