Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Coral Heaven, Sibuan Island
27 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Mohamad Ramzee
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (measured)
4.648682, 118.665413
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Coral Heaven, Sibuan Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Gary And O'neill Scuba
- City
- Semporna
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 27 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.648682
Longitude: 118.665413
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 15 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 14 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 16 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 30 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 13 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 58 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
Additional Information
Too many tourist come to the island cause hard to control tham.
Plastic Fragments
Food Plastic packaging
Mineral water bottle
Comments and Feedback
This is 6th dive for my students AOW Course. I urge them to contribute to the ocean while teach them skills of using lift bags and bouyancy control
