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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Buccaneer Diving

24 May, 2014

Team Leader
Saeed Balala
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (measured)

-4.047495, 39.711885

Survey Information

Location Name
Buccaneer Diving
Organization/Dive Centre
Buccaneer Diving
City
Mombasa
Country
Kenya
Date
24 May, 2014
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -4.047495
Longitude: 39.711885
Weather Conditions
Rainy, cloudy and low winds
Survey Depth Range
5–11 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
Sandy, fringing reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 6
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
other materials collected
Plastic Materials 14
Metal Materials 3
Cloth Materials 1
Paper/Cardboard Materials 3

Regulator Mouth Piece


ecosystem is being affected by currents destroying soft corals habitat. The dive site is colonized by Lion Fish and Trigger fish species. Anemone cover is very small in size. Unstable food chain dynamics noticed during survey. Trigger fish have become the Apex predators along with the Lion fish species. Habitat covered by algae maybe too much. Many corals look green with excessive algae growth.

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