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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

subic bay

3 June, 2012

Team Leader
james mc cann
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (measured)

8.407168, 121.992188

Survey Information

Location Name
subic bay
Organization/Dive Centre
scuba philippines
City
olongapo city
Country
Philippines
Date
3 June, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 8.407168
Longitude: 121.992188
Weather Conditions
rainy/typhoon
Survey Depth Range
5–22 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 14
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 36
Cigarette Filters 12
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 28
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Toys 1

these plastic tubes maybe missiles


i guess will have to look up the wreck site and find out what these are.really interesting things but would have to be sure as lots of divers go to this dive site.

would like to find out from american navy history people what is normally inside there bargres or floating ploontoons

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