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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seaventures House Reef

31 January, 2016

Team Leader
Brigitte Zintz
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
6.2 kgs (measured)

4.254235, 118.633209

Survey Information

Location Name
Seaventures House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Seaventures Dive Rig
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
31 January, 2016
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.254235
Longitude: 118.633209
Weather Conditions
good but windy
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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 14
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 16
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
other materials collected
card (heart King) 1
unidentified object, please refer to picture 1

food wrappers (people don't care)

beverage cans (same reason)

beverage bottles plastic (same reason)


I went by myself today, I'm a certified Tec Diver, well aware of the risks of diving alone and how to prevent them. I had a bail out tank with me at all times so that my safety was never compromised

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