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Blue emOcean House reef

17 July, 2023

Team Leader
Andrew Graham
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
12.6 kgs (measured)

-8.1903062103345, 117.48031901428

Survey Information

Location Name
Blue emOcean House reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue emOcean
City
Moyo Island
Country
Indonesia
Date
17 July, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.1903062103345
Longitude: 117.48031901428
Weather Conditions
Sunny and warm.
Windy
Waves of approx. 40 cm, no current
Survey Depth Range
5–21 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Hermit crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net
Comments The crabs had been entangled for some time but were able to walk away once untangled

No

Rug

Sacks as they smother the coral

Fishing line as it wraps around corals

Fishing net as it entangled coral and marine life

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