Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Toilet Bowl
11 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Otavio Munefica
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (measured)
26.504195, 127.84651
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Toilet Bowl
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Diver´s 7 Okinawa
- City
- Onna Village
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 11 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.504195
Longitude: 127.84651
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny day, atmospheric temperature 25C, no clouds, no rain, flat sea, no currents, water temperature 22C and visibility around 20m.
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 15 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 25 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 16 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 24 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 21 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 18 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 9 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 11 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Marbles Stingray |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing lines, hires and Hook |
| Comments | The Marbled stingray was laying on the seabed around 26m depth. The animals was stuck in a fishing hook with an wire extension connected to a fishing line. We were able to remove partially the fishing line but as soon as the animal felt free it start to move (slowly) to deep water. We couldn´t remover the hook or the wire. |
Additional Information
There is no official event for clean ups around this area. We are promoting some of those events monthly or accordingly with our schedule. This dive site is full of Fishing net, lures and types of fishing stuff.
Gas can, lighters, 25l plastic bottle.
Fishing lure
Fishing line
Pet bottle
