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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Wanlitong(萬里桐)

8 December, 2024

Team Leader
Franky Kung
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (measured)

21.995587, 120.706441

Survey Information

Location Name
Wanlitong(萬里桐)
Organization/Dive Centre
CTDiver
City
HenChun
Country
Taiwan
Date
8 December, 2024
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.995587
Longitude: 120.706441
Weather Conditions
晴天
Survey Depth Range
3–5.1 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Plastic Fragments 100
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
other materials collected
Screwdriver 1

Years of plastic debris and stagnant currents may lead to the continuous buildup of marine waste.

Flathead screwdriver

dominated by plastic fragments, which small organisms may ingest, potentially passing toxins up the food chain to its apex.

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