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TWO FISH LEMBEH HOUSE REEF

20 October, 2012

Team Leader
DANIELLE DRURY
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
39 kgs (measured)

1.443664, 125.235458

Survey Information

Location Name
TWO FISH LEMBEH HOUSE REEF
Organization/Dive Centre
TWO FISH DIVERS LEMBEH
City
BITUNG
Country
Indonesia
Date
20 October, 2012
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.443664
Longitude: 125.235458
Weather Conditions
HEAVY RAINFALL AT NIGHT
Survey Depth Range
0–1 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 575
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 390
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 132
Cigarette Lighters 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Diapers/nappies 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 791
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Straws, Stirrers 17
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 122
Strapping Bands (plastic) 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 20
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
Toys 4
other materials collected
PLASTIC RICE SACKS 6
TOILET BRUSH 1
PAINT BRUSH 1
PEN 2
TOOTHPASTE TUBE 2

Toilet brush


We believe that heavy rainfall over the past week has washed trash that people had thrown into the forest into the sea. This is common practice on lembeh to throw rubbish into the forest as there is no waste collection by the government, so villagers either throw it in to the forest, bury it or burn it.

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