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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island

28 August, 2020

Team Leader
HNG CHE LEONG
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
3.4 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
Malaysia
Date
28 August, 2020
Survey Duration
67 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.773739
Longitude: 103.034917
Weather Conditions
Sunny Day
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 34
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Furnishings (plastic) 30
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 19
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

The dive site is a famous tourist snorkelling area.

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