Seaventures House Reef

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seaventures House Reef

10 February, 2016

Submitted by: Brige , on 9 February, 2016

Team Leader: Brigitte Zintz & Markson Manis

Number of Participants: 2

Total Debris Collected: 8.7 kgs (measured)

4.253325, 118.633633

Survey Information

Location Name: Seaventures House Reef

Organization/Dive Centre: Seaventures Dive Rig

City: Mabul Island

Country: Malaysia

Date: 10 February, 2016

Survey Duration: 48 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 4.253325
Longitude: 118.633633

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)	2
Bags: Trash (plastic)	2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	6
Caps & Lids (plastic)	1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)	2
Diapers/nappies	3
Fishing: Line	3
Food Wrappers (plastic)	32
Straws, Stirrers	1
Plastic Fragments	48
Strapping Bands (plastic)	2
Rope (plastic/nylon)	1

glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic)	1
Syringes (glass)	1
Beverage Bottles (glass)	3

metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc.	1
Beverage Cans (aluminium)	6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin)	3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire	1

wood materials collected
Wood Fragments	4

cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments	10

mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc	1
Toys	1

other materials collected
cloth winter hat	1
piece of fibre glass	1
canvas piece	1
washing powder wrappers	2
unidentified plastic object, please refer to picture	4

Additional Information

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

food wrappers (people don't care)

beverage cans (same reason)

beverage bottles plastic (same reason)

Comments and Feedback

Additional Information

2 tin cans for food were so rusty, that they broke into 100 pieces inside our mesh bags. Therefore we counted them as 2 tins and not as metal fragments

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