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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Khem Beach

8 June, 2018

Team Leader
Eilis Hogan
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
18.7 kgs (measured)

10.027949, 104.033059

Survey Information

Location Name
Khem Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Flipper Diving Club
City
Duong Dong
Country
Vietnam
Date
8 June, 2018
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.027949
Longitude: 104.033059
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
3200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 16
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 15
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

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