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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tenggol Island, Terengganu

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
AirAsia Allstars
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (estimated)

4.8062818413996, 103.6743052585

Survey Information

Location Name
Tenggol Island, Terengganu
Organization/Dive Centre
AirAsia & Viking Scuba Tenggol
City
Dungun
Country
Malaysia
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.8062818413996
Longitude: 103.6743052585
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
7–18 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

ghost net


We covered 3 dive sites: Tanjung Gemuk, Mini Highway as well as Teluk Rajawali. There were minimal marine debris found at all the dive sites, except for the 40 kg huge ghost net at Tanjung Gemuk.

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