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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

P.Bidong Jetty

29 June, 2012

Team Leader
Arnold Yap
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
42 kgs (measured)

5.613176, 103.058715

Survey Information

Location Name
P.Bidong Jetty
Organization/Dive Centre
Seamonkey Dive Center
City
Terengganu
Country
Malaysia
Date
29 June, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.613176
Longitude: 103.058715
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
shallow reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 5
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 19
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 4
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 1
other materials collected
filter 2
plate 1

welders mask


Large pile of steel cable discovered on patch reef- construction waste from fish farming activities recently resides at bay.

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