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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Monu Island Qwa Qwa and Liku Beach

16 September, 2012

Team Leader
John Muatini
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Monu Island Qwa Qwa and Liku Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Tropex Tokoriki
City
Nadi
Country
Fiji
Date
16 September, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
Windy with rain
Survey Depth Range
– meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Area surveyed was the beach and vegetation bordering the beach.
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 26
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 90
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 12
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 100
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cotton Bud Sticks 6
Diapers/nappies 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 27
Gloves (latex) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Straws, Stirrers 16
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 20
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 8
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 40
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 15
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 35
Wrappers (foil/metal) 7
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 20
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 50
Toys 4

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