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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ung Kong Islands

17 September, 2016

Team Leader
Alan Chan
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
95.9 lbs (measured)

22.32459839196872, 114.35341170988977

Survey Information

Location Name
Ung Kong Islands
Organization/Dive Centre
Manta Ray Scuba Party
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
17 September, 2016
Survey Duration
39 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.32459839196872
Longitude: 114.35341170988977
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
2.5–7.6 meters
Area Surveyed
423 m2
Dominant Substrate
muddy sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 183
Bags: Trash (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 40
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 68
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Metal Fragments 9
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 12
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic fragments

plastic bags and some plastic made things

so many boat trips to this dive site and most of them creating new debris into the sea, the same thing happening during the dive against debris of our team

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