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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Town Island East

14 September, 2024

Team Leader
Neil Kane
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
14.6 kgs (measured)

22.33349666879, 114.36667043564

Survey Information

Location Name
Town Island East
Organization/Dive Centre
Sai Kung Scuba
City
Sai Kung
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
14 September, 2024
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.33349666879
Longitude: 114.36667043564
Weather Conditions
Storms & Surge
Survey Depth Range
1.7–7.3 meters
Area Surveyed
13256.5 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 21
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 17
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 45
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 25
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 103
Strapping Bands (plastic) 94
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 23
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Pipes & Rebar 3
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 12
Metal Fragments 9
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Cloth Fragments 16
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Fireworks 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing net fragments

Unused Boat Flare

Fishing net fragments

plastic zip ties


Part of the Hong Kong & Macau PADI Conservation Day. Also had Reef Check Team on Board who joined in!

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