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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)

4.579189, 118.946646

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: 4.579189
Longitude: 118.946646
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) 2
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
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
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Leather Wallet 1
Broom Head 1

Remains of mobile phone, wallet and some underwhere

Fishing line and hooks! Very close to protected area

Plastics. dangerous due to high turtle population vulnerable to ingestion


I keep getting an error 0 message when trying to upload photos. All information is lost and I have to input again, please fix!!!!

This DaD was done as part of our World Turtle Day celebrations.

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