Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tumbatu Island ZANZIBAR
19 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- Hamisi
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.04 kgs (estimated)
-5.821087, 39.22197
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tumbatu Island ZANZIBAR
- Organization/Dive Centre
- APA DIVERS
- City
- Zanzibar
- Country
- Tanzania
- Date
- 19 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -5.821087
Longitude: 39.22197
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 13821.5 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 11 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 27 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 7 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 13 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 16 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Sea Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Dead sea turtle |
| Comments | Trapped in fishing net |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Star Fishes |
| Number Entangled | 17 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Star fishes |
| Comments | Dead |
Additional Information
Low knowledge about marine ecosy, bad fishing methods
Plastic, papers and brocken corals
Plastic
Papers
Oil gallons
Comments and Feedback
So far so good 👍, I had work with my team.
Coral bleaching; due to temperatures, non organic and demitation.
