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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

BUNAKEN ISLAND

30 December, 2012

Team Leader
TWO FISH DIVERS
Number of Participants
30
Total Debris Collected
49 kgs (measured)

1.615463, 124.784775

Survey Information

Location Name
BUNAKEN ISLAND
Organization/Dive Centre
TWO FISH
City
Manado
Country
Indonesia
Date
30 December, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.615463
Longitude: 124.784775
Weather Conditions
A lot of afternoon rain
Survey Depth Range
0–1 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
Surface water and beach in front of resort
Ecosystem
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 120
Bags: Trash (plastic) 80
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 200
Caps & Lids (plastic) 52
Cigarette Lighters 10
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 82
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 60
Diapers/nappies 5
Foam Insulation & Packaging 36
Food Wrappers (plastic) 158
Straws, Stirrers 21
Plastic Fragments 78
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 22
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Wrappers (foil/metal) 23
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 8
Cloth Fragments 12
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8
Toys 2

This was trash collected at dive sites/surface water and on the beach over a 1 week period

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