Sunabe South Steps

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

25 August, 2024

Submitted by: Jlyons31 , on 24 August, 2024

Team Leader: Jacob

Number of Participants: 2

Total Debris Collected: 1 lbs (estimated)

26.321137338786, 127.74836399604

Survey Information

Location Name: Sunabe South Steps

Organization/Dive Centre

City: Sunabe

Country: Japan

Date: 25 August, 2024

Survey Duration: 41 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 26.321137338786
Longitude: 127.74836399604

Weather Conditions: Sunny with some light showers

Survey Depth Range: 15–61 feet

Area Surveyed: 5690.23 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar	1
Fishing: Line	1
Food Wrappers (plastic)	1

metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks	1

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Rain in the previous 2 weeks

What was the most unusual item found?

Plastic food wrapper

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Plastic bottles

Fishing line

Metal cans

Comments and Feedback

Additional Information

Frequent fishing and dive/snorkel spot

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