Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marina Taina
28 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Quintin Hill
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 90.8 kgs (measured)
-17.585734, -149.616544
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marina Taina
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hemisphere
- City
- Papeete
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Date
- 28 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -17.585734
Longitude: -149.616544
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4900 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 49 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 14 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 10 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 33 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 37 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 10 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Toys | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Disposable Razor | 2 |
| Hair Comb | 1 |
| VHF Radio | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Shopping Trolley
Plastic Bottles
Aluminum Cans
Glas Bottles
Comments and Feedback
The event was a great eye opener for all the divers who volunteered. There was so much debris, it was overwhelming. We removed what we could, given the resources we had. But we did not make a dent in what was down there. If we had 10 more divers to join us we would have been able to collect double the amount.
