Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pelong Rock, Brunei
28 May, 2015
- Team Leader
- Johnny Hayward
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
5.083, 115.033
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pelong Rock, Brunei
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Poni Divers Brunei
- City
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Country
- Brunei
- Date
- 28 May, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.083
Longitude: 115.033
- Weather Conditions
-
Flat & Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–7.4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 130 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
| Comments | A crab was entangled in the fishing net and had lost a leg in its attempts to free itself. We managed to gently cut it free and left it to recover in the shelter of a barrel sponge. |
Additional Information
We also found some fishing nets, as Pelong is one of the only shallow water spots in Brunei waters, especially that is sheltered from the sea it offers good fishing conditions when the sea is rough so has a large amount of fishing activity around the Island.
