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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Iririki Island

3 July, 2020

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
420.5 kgs (measured)

-17.746833, 168.3101167

Survey Information

Location Name
Iririki Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
3 July, 2020
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.746833
Longitude: 168.3101167
Weather Conditions
Windy with Showers
Survey Depth Range
1–20 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 44
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 17
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 11
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 67
Strapping Bands (plastic) 17
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 10
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 70
Beverage Bottles (glass) 150
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 7
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 77
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 31
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 4
Pipes & Rebar 22
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 21
Metal Fragments 30
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 6
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 21
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 13
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 16
mixed materials collected
Clothing 20
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Bandage 1
Boat maintenance equipment (wire wool, grinding discs, paint rollers) 7
Boat fittings( outboard leg, steering cables, fittings) 6
Covers and fittings for electrical appliances 4
Spark plugs, other engine parts 3
Engine belts and bungee cords 3
Pieces of fibreglass boat hull 44
Curtain 1
USB cable, speakers 2
Zip lock plastic bag 1
Plastic ceiling, floor mats, floor coverings 6
Plastic jar 1
Imitation plastic palm frond 1
Roofing iron and other metal sheets 8
Sail 1
Sellotape 1
Windows, hatched (panes, frames and seals) 12

Cyclone Pam in 2015 wrecked lots of boats in this area

Leg from outboard

Boat parts

Beverage bottles

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