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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Left Shoulder

23 November, 2011

Team Leader
Michael O'Reilly
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
26 kgs (estimated)

4.272189, 118.717575

Survey Information

Location Name
Left Shoulder
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Junkie
City
Semporna
Country
Malaysia
Date
23 November, 2011
Survey Duration
83 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.272189
Longitude: 118.717575
Weather Conditions
Mainly sunny, rain in the evening 4 nights
Survey Depth Range
1–14 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 110
Bags: Trash (plastic) 25
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 6
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 35
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 5
Straws, Stirrers 12
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 200
Cigarette Filters 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 11
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 6
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 25
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

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