Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pete's Backyard
18 April, 2016
- Team Leader
- Colin Wadeson
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (measured)
-17.745409, 168.313417
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pete's Backyard
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nautilus Watersports
- City
- Port Vila
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date
- 18 April, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -17.745409
Longitude: 168.313417
- Weather Conditions
-
Avg. 29 degrees celsius. 5-10mm rain. 0-15kts wind.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2473.69 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 19 |
| Plastic Fragments | 17 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| CD Plastic | 1 |
Additional Information
Plastic Food Wrappers
Plastic Fragments
Beverage Cans (aluminium)
