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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Siete Picados

20 October, 2018

Team Leader
Patrick Preston II
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.2 kgs (estimated)

11.983135962896, 120.23061990738

Survey Information

Location Name
Siete Picados
Organization/Dive Centre
Neptune Dive Center
City
Coron
Country
Philippines
Date
20 October, 2018
Survey Duration
61 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.983135962896
Longitude: 120.23061990738
Weather Conditions
calm with an hour or two of daily rain in the afternoon.
Survey Depth Range
2–21 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Cigarette Filters 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1

None

None

bottle caps. Locals tend to open so the cap falls in the ocean rather than put in the trash


This is an often dived marine park, so it is not expected to have a high volume of trash

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