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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Langkawi Coral

23 September, 2011

Team Leader
Jeff Beh
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

6.065303, 100.04343

Survey Information

Location Name
Langkawi Coral
Organization/Dive Centre
Langkawi Coral
City
Georgetown
Country
Malaysia
Date
23 September, 2011
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 6.065303
Longitude: 100.04343
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–9 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 21
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 9
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Bottles: Oil/lube 40
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Diapers/nappies 15
Fishing: Line 27
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 12
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Foam Insulation & Packaging 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 15
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 12
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 24
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 3
Fluorescent Light Tubes 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 12
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 6
Tires/tyres 9
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 18
Wood Fragments 15
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 18
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 6
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3

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