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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Town Island East

23 September, 2023

Team Leader
Neil Kane
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
21 kgs (measured)

22.333699515818, 114.36643457958

Survey Information

Location Name
Town Island East
Organization/Dive Centre
Sai Kung Scuba
City
Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
23 September, 2023
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.333699515818
Longitude: 114.36643457958
Weather Conditions
Sunny with a few patches of rain
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
3923.16 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 19
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 95
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 19
Furnishings (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 197
Strapping Bands (plastic) 63
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 16
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 11
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 18
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 3
Status dead
Type of Debris Fish Net

Typhoon Signal 10 & Heavy rain over past few weeks

Shoe/ Surveying Tool

Mysterious metal object resembling bomb

Fishing Equipment

Plastic Fragments

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