Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gotto Reef, Manukan Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu SABAH
6 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Andreas K. Stephen
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (estimated)
5.978252, 116.005127
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gotto Reef, Manukan Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu SABAH
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Borneo Divers And Sea Sports
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 6 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.978252
Longitude: 116.005127
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 256.16 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral 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 | 45 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Bamboo shark |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | NET |
| Comments | Found few dead bamboo shark, seems like their been there for about 1 day |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Butterfly, snapper, grouper, batfish, |
| Number Entangled | 60 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Net |
| Comments | some of the fish is only been there about 1 day while other are more than 2 days old |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | NET |
Additional Information
Fishing village near by
Comments and Feedback
A beautiful coral garden on the shallow part, suitable for beginner
