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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sharp Island East 橋咀洲東

17 August, 2024

Team Leader
EIAN KEE
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
17.8 kgs (measured)

22.362607417135, 114.2962804296

Survey Information

Location Name
Sharp Island East 橋咀洲東
Organization/Dive Centre
BLUE OCEAN CLUB HONG KONG
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
17 August, 2024
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.362607417135
Longitude: 114.2962804296
Weather Conditions
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds.
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
other materials collected
Measuring Tapes 1
Surgical Mask 2

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