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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Toilet Bowl

22 April, 2022

Team Leader
Otavio Munefica
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (measured)

26.504195, 127.846451

Survey Information

Location Name
Toilet Bowl
Organization/Dive Centre
Diver´s 7 Okinawa
City
Onna Village
Country
Japan
Date
22 April, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.504195
Longitude: 127.846451
Weather Conditions
Flat sea, blue sky, southeast wind 3m, visibility 20m
Survey Depth Range
6–30 meters
Area Surveyed
76 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 30
Fishing: Line 300
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 10
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 5
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 124
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1

The dive site is a popular site for recreatinal fishing, the main problem is the number of fishing debris and material used for fishing. With that, aluminium cans and other food wramping and containers.

lighter and scissor.

Fishing lines

fishing traps

Lures

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