Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Seabell
21 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Andy Lua
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (measured)
5.9070151439268, 102.7108990169
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Seabell
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Perhentian island divers (by Scubamy)
- City
- Perhentian Island, Besut
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 21 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.9070151439268
Longitude: 102.7108990169
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 30 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | coral cat shark |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | entangled |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | parrotfish |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | entangled |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | puffer & others |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | net |
| Comments | some bad injuries but survived |
Additional Information
yes
pvc
plastic pvc
cigarettes buts
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
do inform us if you encounter any ghost net during your dive
few seafan, and black corals were badly damaged from the fishing net
