Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dolphin 88 wreck
1 November, 2017
- Team Leader
- Susanna Yli-Urpo
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
5.0586914751042, 115.01964300871
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dolphin 88 wreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Oceanic Quest
- City
- Muara
- Country
- Brunei
- Date
- 1 November, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.0586914751042
Longitude: 115.01964300871
- Weather Conditions
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Raining, thunderstorms
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 15 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wreck, artificial reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Butterfly fishes, rabbit fishes, etc |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Rabbit fish |
| Comments | Some dead fish were outside the net. Also some injured fish were swimming outside the fish |
Additional Information
There were fishermen at the dive sites before we went down to the wreck.
Comments and Feedback
Many fishing nets, traps and lines around dive sites in Brunei waters. Very sad.
