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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sam's Tours & Royal Belau Yacht Club Mooring Harbour

21 April, 2012

Team Leader
Charity Shaw
Number of Participants
65
Total Debris Collected
700 lbs (measured)

7.339057, 134.45446

Survey Information

Location Name
Sam's Tours & Royal Belau Yacht Club Mooring Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Sam's Tours
City
Malakal
Country
Palau
Date
21 April, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 7.339057
Longitude: 134.45446
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand and Coral areas
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1

All debris was weighed to 700lbs, however the tally information is only indicative of the types of debris we collected, not how many pieces were collected. This was not counted.

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