Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gaya Island
23 September, 2011
- Team Leader
- Richard Swann
- Number of Participants
- 53
- Total Debris Collected
- 690 kgs (measured)
6.012101, 116.020747
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gaya Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 23 September, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.012101
Longitude: 116.020747
- Weather Conditions
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Rain with windy conditions almost the whole week except for the Project AWARE day
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 75 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Beach (intertidal sand slope and shallows)
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
Additional Information
Light bulbs, umbrella, flip flops and a builders helmet
Comments and Feedback
The bulk of the rubbish came from the beach and shore line.
