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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

TimbaTimba Island

1 August, 2019

Team Leader
Allia
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
140 kgs (estimated)

4.5547115410518, 118.9212516129

Survey Information

Location Name
TimbaTimba Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Sea Monster Conservation and Dive
City
Semporna
Country
Malaysia
Date
1 August, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.5547115410518
Longitude: 118.9212516129
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–1 meters
Area Surveyed
4098 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 80
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 12
Bottles: Oil/lube 6
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 18
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 41
Food Wrappers (plastic) 42
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 11
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 53
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 43
Cigarette Filters 33
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 14
Toys 10

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