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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The Sands

9 September, 2022

Team Leader
Michael Sayers
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
11.9 kgs (measured)

-8.730764, 115.910673

Survey Information

Location Name
The Sands
Organization/Dive Centre
SORCE
Country
Indonesia
Date
9 September, 2022
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.730764
Longitude: 115.910673
Weather Conditions
Calm and sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–26 meters
Area Surveyed
1861.02 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 125
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 29
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 91
Straws, Stirrers 4
Plastic Fragments 23
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
other materials collected
Laundry wrappers 5
Shampoo wrapper 1
Nappy bags 4
Face mask wrapper 1
Toothpaste tube 1

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