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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Moalboal Bay

22 December, 2017

Team Leader
Sarah Najafian
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
26 kgs (measured)

9.9349084443946, 123.38772978634

Survey Information

Location Name
Moalboal Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Quo Vadis Dive Resort
City
Moalboal
Country
Philippines
Date
22 December, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.9349084443946
Longitude: 123.38772978634
Weather Conditions
Slight/mild wind
Survey Depth Range
1–40 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 57
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 7
Fishing: Line 75
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 94
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 93
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Wrappers (foil/metal) 42
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 6
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

Kitchen Floor Matting

Plastic bags/wrappers (single use plastics)

Fishing line/net

Aluminium/foil wrappers

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