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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Malakal Harbour

2 November, 2012

Team Leader
Charity Shaw
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
369 lbs (measured)

7.339228, 134.453988

Survey Information

Location Name
Malakal Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Sam's Tours and Royal Belau Yacht Club
City
Koror
Country
Palau
Date
2 November, 2012
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 7.339228
Longitude: 134.453988
Weather Conditions
Fair with occasional rain
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
Sand, Silt and Coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Oil/lube 4
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 16
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 45
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Jars-food (glass) 16
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
Beverage Bottles (glass) 80
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 4
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 8
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 103
Cars & Car Parts 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 3
Pipes & Rebar 4
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 28
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 7
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 9
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Tampons 1
other materials collected
Screwdriver 1
Metal Japanese Statue 1
Spectacles 1
Dive Bag 1
Bones 1
Fiberglass 1
Bilgepump 1

Headless Japanese Statue and a record player


Current washes trash through the area, it gets caught around corners and can sit there for years. A lot of rubbish run off from land too

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