Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ung Kong Islands, Sai Kung, HK
19 October, 2014
- Team Leader
- Janet Summer
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 lbs (estimated)
22.321773, 114.350381
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ung Kong Islands, Sai Kung, HK
- Organization/Dive Centre
- AndyBill's diving group
- City
- Sai Kung
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 19 October, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.321773
Longitude: 114.350381
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and fine.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 35 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 45 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 15 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 25 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 15 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Small fishes, crabs |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | NA |
| Comments | NA |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | NA |
| Comments | NA |
Additional Information
NA
Massive abandon fish net which is about 50m long. We are unable to bring it to the surface as it was too heavy.
Plastic bottle (drinks)
Cans (drinks)
Plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
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