Dive Against Debris Data Submission
White Beach
11 October, 2017
- Team Leader
- Charlie Klehr
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 kgs (measured)
9.9733316275345, 123.3714885414
Survey Information
- Location Name
- White Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Quo Vaids Dive Resort
- City
- Moalboal
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 11 October, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.9733316275345
Longitude: 123.3714885414
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm/Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 438 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 17 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 28 |
| Diapers/nappies | 29 |
| Fishing: Line | 50 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 78 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 27 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 26 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 2 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 118 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 3 |
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 12 |
| Cloth Fragments | 16 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
Only beach in the area, no bins available.
bicycle tyres.
Plastic bags / wrappers
Diapers/Nappies
Aluminium foil / wrappers
Comments and Feedback
We do regular reef cleans and it is a big issue in the area and the Philippines in general, given that it is the 3rd largest plastic polluter in the world.
It is a steep slope/wall. A lot of rubbish was left behind and a lot beyond recreational dive limits.
