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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Calypso House Reef

24 March, 2013

Team Leader
Andrew Barrett
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

11.956104, 121.927171

Survey Information

Location Name
Calypso House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Calypso Diving
City
Boracay Island
Country
Philippines
Date
24 March, 2013
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.956104
Longitude: 121.927171
Weather Conditions
Flat calm.
Survey Depth Range
0–5 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 40
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 37
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 10
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 15
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 17
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 2

Leopard print female underwear.

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