Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Calypso Reef White Beach
19 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- Sue Gibbins
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
11.955701, 121.927299
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Calypso Reef White Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Calypso Diving
- City
- Boracay Island
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 19 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.955701
Longitude: 121.927299
- Weather Conditions
-
Mixed: some rain, some sun, some wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 25 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 11 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Carbon fiber for boat | 5 |
| Sunglasses | 5 |
Comments and Feedback
This site is regularly cleaned, and debris quantity seems reduced compared to previous years
