Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island
19 April, 2015
- Team Leader
- Hng Che Leong
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 14.81 kgs (measured)
5.773328, 103.036333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DM SCUBA DIVE TEAM
- City
- Redang Island
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 19 April, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 52 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.773328
Longitude: 103.036333
- Weather Conditions
-
It was a shore dive and waves were strong.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
Additional Information
We were not aware of any event. However, the dive site is a famous tourist snorkeing area during peak season and boats mooring place during off peak season.
Boat engine belts. We found some boat engine belts at the dive site and we suspected they were left behind during off peak season.
Clothing items because it entangled the coral reefs
Fishing net and plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
It was a great and meaningful activity to promote dive against deris. We only covered part of the dive site but we were disappointed to find the overwhelming amount of debris there. The debris such as plastic bags or clothing entangled the coral reefs and these could be prevented.
Tanjung Tengah is a house reef of the resorts at Redang Island and the dive site is suitable to conduct diving courses. Due to the heavy boats traffic, the environment of dive site has been affected. The dive sites should be protected and we plan to organise this activity every 2 months in order to improve the environment of the dive site.
