Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gato Island
4 August, 2016
- Team Leader
- Mirjam Braun
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
11.447408, 124.02174
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gato Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Malapascua Exotic Island Dive Resort
- City
- Cebu
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 4 August, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.447408
Longitude: 124.02174
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sun glasses | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | hermit crab |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | crab |
| Comments | in fishing net |
Additional Information
illegal fishing
sun glasses
fishing line
