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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island

8 October, 2017

Team Leader
Hng Che Leong
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
7.75 kgs (measured)

5.773739, 103.034917

Survey Information

Location Name
Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island
Organization/Dive Centre
DM SCUBA DIVE TEAM
City
Redang Island
Country
Madagascar
Date
8 October, 2017
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.773739
Longitude: 103.034917
Weather Conditions
Sunny Day and Calm Wave
Survey Depth Range
1.5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
700 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 14
Bait Containers, Packaging 28
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
other materials collected
plastic toothpick 1
Sunglasses 1

This dive site is a famous tourist snorkelling area

Plastic Bottles

Can Matels

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