Dive Against Debris Data Submission
House Reef, Down Below Divers, Gaya Island
13 July, 2017
- Team Leader
- Andrew Keogh
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
6.0092191657723, 116.02214746177
Survey Information
- Location Name
- House Reef, Down Below Divers, Gaya Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- SEASFiRE
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 13 July, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 47 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.0092191657723
Longitude: 116.02214746177
- Weather Conditions
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Weather was good, but night before and into morning, big winds and quite a bit of rain (no storms)
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 120 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 13 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 39 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
Additional Information
Winds would have swept trash toward the island.
Plastic tub
Food wrapping, lots of unnecessary plastic.
