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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seaventures House Reef

5 January, 2016

Team Leader
Brigitte Zintz & Kim Jacaba
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
2.4 kgs (measured)

4.253436, 118.633609

Survey Information

Location Name
Seaventures House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Seaventures Dive Rig
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
5 January, 2016
Survey Duration
34 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.253436
Longitude: 118.633609
Weather Conditions
good
Survey Depth Range
10–18 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
other materials collected
unidentified plastic object, please refer to the photo 1

food wrappers plastic (people don't care)

beverage cans (same reason)

beverage bottles plastic (same reason)


paper fragments (item 93) were about half a hand full

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