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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Port Island

15 September, 2024

Team Leader
Po Lok Kwok
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
12 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
15 September, 2024
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.500442701728
Longitude: 114.35673516889
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–14 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
SAND
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
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

More debris were found this year. It may because more divers joined in Dive Against Debris event this year.

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