Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Paradise Beach, El Nido
30 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jon-Jon I. Suarez
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
11.200244, 119.37504
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Paradise Beach, El Nido
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Submariner Diving Centre
- City
- El Nido
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 30 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.200244
Longitude: 119.37504
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm with slight breeze. Occasional rainshowers but mostly sunny.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 28 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 34 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
When the weather is good, a hundred boats take people on island hopping tours. The tour package usually includes lunch and beverages. A lot of the trash makes its way overboard, perhaps not on purpose but still it happens.
plastic bottles
cigarette butts
beer bottles
