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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

PORT ISLAND, HONG KONG 西貢赤洲

17 August, 2014

Team Leader
EIAN KEE
Number of Participants
38
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (measured)

22.501301, 114.356232

Survey Information

Location Name
PORT ISLAND, HONG KONG 西貢赤洲
Organization/Dive Centre
BLUE OCEAN CLUB HONG KONG
City
HONG KONG
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
17 August, 2014
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.501301
Longitude: 114.356232
Weather Conditions
SUNNY AND HOT
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 8
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

ABANDONED FISIHING NETS - FISH, CRABS ETC GET ENTANGLED AND DIE

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