Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hilutungan Channel
16 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Nicolas Fidele
- Number of Participants
- 123
- Total Debris Collected
- 240.6 kgs (measured)
10.295918973153, 124.01595865378
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hilutungan Channel
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Newport Scuba Watersports Inc.
- City
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 16 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.295918973153
Longitude: 124.01595865378
- Weather Conditions
-
cloudy with moderate to strong winds and some rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 7226 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- 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) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 86 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 11 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 16 |
| Diapers/nappies | 50 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 24 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 119 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 15 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 7 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 51 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 195 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 43 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 42 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 10 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 56 |
| Wood Fragments | 180 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 11 |
| Cloth Fragments | 44 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 13 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 10 |
Additional Information
glass bottles
wood and wood fragments
food wrappers
