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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Calypso House Reef

8 December, 2012

Team Leader
Andrew Barrett
Number of Participants
5
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
8 December, 2012
Survey Duration
49 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.956104
Longitude: 121.927171
Weather Conditions
Beautiful weather.
Survey Depth Range
0–6 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 44
Baskets, Crates 20
Diapers/nappies 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 20
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Number Entangled 1
Comments Small frogfish (green)

This was a dive against debris along the whole of White Beach, Boracay with all dive shops taking part and cleaning up the areas in front of their shops.

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