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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kaba Island

5 November, 2012

Team Leader
Emilie Simard
Number of Participants
26
Total Debris Collected
93 kgs (measured)

-18.141415, 177.415123

Survey Information

Location Name
Kaba Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Reef Safari Diving
City
Yanuca Island
Country
Fiji
Date
5 November, 2012
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -18.141415
Longitude: 177.415123
Weather Conditions
strong on-shore winds
Survey Depth Range
0–8 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 27
Bags: Trash (plastic) 21
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 86
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 688
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 9
Bottles: Oil/lube 29
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 81
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 32
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Diapers/nappies 6
Fishing: Line 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 52
Food Wrappers (plastic) 201
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 11
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Straws, Stirrers 16
Toothbrushes 3
Plastic Fragments 103
Cigarette Filters 12
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 8
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 47
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 63
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 14
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 2
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 14
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 14
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 82
Tampons 2
other materials collected
fiberglass pontoon 1

couch


Other clean ups to come!!!! Thank you for all the resources that you offered us. made our job much more easy!!!

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