Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Caban Cove
26 September, 2015
- Team Leader
- Sean Calma
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (estimated)
13.686384, 120.843131
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Caban Cove
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Mabini
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 26 September, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 13.686384
Longitude: 120.843131
- Weather Conditions
-
Southwest Monsoon prevailing in the area
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 9000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 100 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 100 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 5 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
around 10 fishing lines have been retrieved underwater
plastic
cans
clothes
Comments and Feedback
Near coastal community. Clean-up dive was done during the southwest monsoon season.
