Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bidong Jetty
8 July, 2011
- Team Leader
- Adrin Abdul Razak
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (estimated)
5.613109, 103.058635
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bidong Jetty
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Petronas Cari Gali Sdn.Bhd & Seamonkey Dive Centre
- City
- Kuala Terengganu
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 8 July, 2011
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.613109
Longitude: 103.058635
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 3 |
| Appliances: Household | 3 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 25 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Toys | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Pulau Bidong is not a Marine Park & also a favourite shelter area for fishing boats. Most debris comes from fishing boats.
