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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bat Cave, New Taipei City, Taiwan

22 June, 2024

Team Leader
Guan-Hong Lai
Number of Participants
26
Total Debris Collected
64 kgs (measured)

25.127653143058, 121.83217001587

Survey Information

Location Name
Bat Cave, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Organization/Dive Centre
Surface Interval Diving Center
City
New Taipei City
Country
Taiwan
Date
22 June, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.127653143058
Longitude: 121.83217001587
Weather Conditions
Very Nice
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 62
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Straws, Stirrers 6
Plastic Fragments 35
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 36
SCUBA Weights 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Fragments 5

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