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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House Reef

23 May, 2014

Team Leader
Emma Lane
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
8.75 kgs (measured)

4.579198, 118.946609

Survey Information

Location Name
House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Reef Dive Resort Mataking
City
Semporna
Country
Malaysia
Date
23 May, 2014
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.579198
Longitude: 118.946609
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–20 meters
Area Surveyed
3700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigar Tips 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Wood Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Leather Wallet 1
Broom Head 1

remains of a mobile phone and a wallet

Fishing Line - as coral reef adjacent to marine park.

Plastic bags and wrappers - High turtle population in area. Vulnerable to plastic ingestion.


It is very had to attach photos to the survey form. Even small files take a long time to upload and I often get an error that means I have to start all over again. We are a small island and internet is slow here but this still seems harder than it should.

This DaD was part of our activities to honer World Turtle Day

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