Woodstock (East Side Of Derawan Island)
26 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- David "Max" DuMont #348300
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 9.7 kgs (measured)
2.281952, 118.248201
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Woodstock (East Side Of Derawan Island)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Operation Wallacea
- City
- Drawn Island
- Country
- Indonesia
- Date
- 26 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.281952
Longitude: 118.248201
- Weather Conditions
-
Far conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5317.38 m2
- 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) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 27 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 3 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Tampons | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Clothes iron
Food wrappers
Fishing line/nets fragments
Diapers and feminine products
Comments and Feedback
Derawan island is a small island off the east coast of Borneo. It's main economy is tourism but there is little to no waste management system in place. Most trash is burned. Heavy rains and winds contribute to a high amount of debris on the coral reefs and if growth of the island increases it's likely to cause damage to the coral which is the main attraction on the island.
We had low visibility so we were limited in our vilify to spread far apart. This dive was a great chance for 8 newly certified divers to take part in the event. The 3 instructors and 8 international students from Kattegattgymnasiet in Halstead Sweden really enjoyed cleaning the reef and participating in collecting data. We followed up the dive against debris with a beach clean up and collected data for the Indonesian waste platform. Some of the divers remarked that it was their favorite dive of the week and we hope they continue to promote marine debris wariness in the future.
