Dive Against Debris Data Submission
BASAK NORTH REEF
31 August, 2019
- Team Leader
- KENNETH LEE MATERUM
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 20.8 kgs (measured)
9.117391, 123.211905
Survey Information
- Location Name
- BASAK NORTH REEF
- Organization/Dive Centre
- ALLURA DIVE CENTER
- City
- Zambaonguita
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 31 August, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 53 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.117391
Longitude: 123.211905
- Weather Conditions
-
Mild rain a week before
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–21 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 29 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 15 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 77 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 53 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 22 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 13 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 4 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 11 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 21 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 3 |
Additional Information
None
None, just basic regular domestic trash/garbage
Ghost fishing lines - some local fishermen who would sneakily enter the protected area or zone
Domestic trash from nearby residentail area or village, no proper dispoal method also irregular collection
Random plastic wrappers or items drifted from open sea or neighboring towns/communities
Comments and Feedback
This is the Dive Center's very first Underwater cleanup, we 're hoping to organize it quarterly.
