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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Port Island

3 June, 2023

Team Leader
Po Lok Kwok
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

22.500442701728, 114.35673516889

Survey Information

Location Name
Port Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Froggy Diver
City
Saikung
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
3 June, 2023
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.500442701728
Longitude: 114.35673516889
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 2
Plastic Fragments 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 1
Toys 3

fish net

sharp edges metal


Divers are excited on this event. Most of them are not used to picking up trashes from the sea floor. We hope we can include this in our training in future.

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