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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Long Dong Bat

25 July, 2017

Team Leader
Luke Brunning
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
10.6 kgs (measured)

25.125413860188, 121.91484323703

Survey Information

Location Name
Long Dong Bat
Organization/Dive Centre
Formosa Dive Academy
City
Taipei
Country
Taiwan
Date
25 July, 2017
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.125413860188
Longitude: 121.91484323703
Weather Conditions
Calm, small waves.
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
450 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 23
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Pull Tabs-beverages 39
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 14
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name hermit crab, crabs
Number Entangled 4
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing net

Winter jacket

fishing net

fishing line/lures

plastic bottles

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