Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kareko Pasir
14 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Ishan Mehta
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 51.8 kgs (measured)
1.471127, 125.247208
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kareko Pasir
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Two Fish, Lembeh
- City
- Bitung
- Country
- Indonesia
- Date
- 14 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 1.471127
Longitude: 125.247208
- Weather Conditions
-
Warm, Sunny. No rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1875 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy Bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 532 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 121 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Diapers/nappies | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| Toothbrushes | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 13 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 78 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 49 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 10 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rice Sacks | 5 |
| Linoleum | 3 |
| Disposable Razor | 1 |
| School Bag | 1 |
| Paint Roller | 1 |
| Plastic Light Case | 1 |
| Mosquito Repellant Plug | 1 |
| Scrubber | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Shrimps |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Nets |
| Comments | Trapped inside fishing nets |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Sea Urchins, Brittle Stars, Squid |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Linoleum |
| Comments | Sea Urchin was found inside the linoleum |
Additional Information
No specific event had occured here to be the cause of the debris.
School Bag
Plastic (Retail) Bags - The sheer number of bags could pose a threat to fish
Plastic Bottles - Even though some animals shelter in them, in the long run they are terrible for the environment since they do not degrade.
Metal food/beverage cans: Also a good hiding spot for certain marine animals but they take long to degrade as well and some of them are painted as well, so the paint dissolving in the sea is harmful as well.
