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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bantigue

16 October, 2016

Team Leader
Amy Walton
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (estimated)

11.3460703713772, 124.11858371458948

Survey Information

Location Name
Bantigue
Organization/Dive Centre
Thresher Shark Divers
City
Malapascua Island
Country
Philippines
Date
16 October, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.3460703713772
Longitude: 124.11858371458948
Weather Conditions
Windy, wavy. There was a typhoon passing through the Philippines
Survey Depth Range
3–12 meters
Area Surveyed
700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 25
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Plastic Fragments 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 12
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Box fish
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Plastic bottle
Comments Stuck in plastic bottle

There was some typhoon weather which could have contributed to the debris

Food wrappers

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