Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sabang Wrecks; Atlantis Dive Resorts & Live Aboards, Puerto Galera, Philippines
26 August, 2014
- Team Leader
- Steven D. Schultz
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 lbs (measured)
13.522709, 120.97604
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sabang Wrecks; Atlantis Dive Resorts & Live Aboards, Puerto Galera, Philippines
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Tahoe Dive Center
- City
- Puerto Galera
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 26 August, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 13.522709
Longitude: 120.97604
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
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Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
Fishing: Line | 30 |
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
Food Wrappers (plastic) | 15 |
Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
Plastic Fragments | 20 |
Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
glass materials collected | |
---|---|
Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
metal materials collected | |
---|---|
Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
cloth materials collected | |
---|---|
Bags (burlap) | 1 |
Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
Cloth Fragments | 2 |
paper materials collected | |
---|---|
Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 20 |
mixed materials collected | |
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Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Small items that are carelessly tossed overboard from boats by people who do not understand the cumulative affect of each peice of trash underwater