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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ribbon (5 Mile)

23 February, 2019

Team Leader
Levi
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
0.3 kgs (estimated)

-27.48098803791, 32.701310698928

Survey Information

Location Name
Ribbon (5 Mile)
Organization/Dive Centre
Coral Divers
City
Sodwana Bay
Country
South Africa
Date
23 February, 2019
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.48098803791
Longitude: 32.701310698928
Weather Conditions
Good warm weather with a prevailing South Easter that brought high swell (4m) and big surge.
Survey Depth Range
10–18 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1

Diving

Scuba mask

Plastic bags - Wind distributed

Fishing line - Fishing Boats


Items listed in problematic section are those that we usually find on dives, but not this time.

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