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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seaventures House Reef

5 March, 2016

Team Leader
Brigitte Zintz & Garry Rapus
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
19 kgs (measured)

4.253474, 118.632954

Survey Information

Location Name
Seaventures House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Seaventures Dive Rig
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
5 March, 2016
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.253474
Longitude: 118.632954
Weather Conditions
good but windy
Survey Depth Range
10–18 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 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) 8
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 63
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 11
Beverage Bottles (glass) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 29
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
other materials collected
metal insert of a scuba hose 1
maintenance mask 2
welding rod 1
sunglasses 1
roller brush 1
light switch 1
fibre glass fragments 4

food wrappers (people don't care)

beverage cans (same reason)

beverage bottles plastic (same reason)

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