Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gaya Island Beach House Beach & House Reef
23 July, 2011
- Team Leader
- Richard Swann
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 328 kgs (measured)
6.011508, 116.020432
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gaya Island Beach House Beach & House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 23 July, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.011508
Longitude: 116.020432
- Weather Conditions
-
hot, humid, very little rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Shallow reefs, beach and mangrove inter tidal zones
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 50 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 200 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 6 |
Additional Information
The car tyres, because the island has no road or vehicles on it.
