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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Calypso House Reef

21 April, 2013

Team Leader
Andrew Barrett
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

11.956104, 121.927171

Survey Information

Location Name
Calypso House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Calypso Diving
City
Boracay Island
Country
Philippines
Date
21 April, 2013
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.956104
Longitude: 121.927171
Weather Conditions
Very calm
Survey Depth Range
0–6 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 42
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 32
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 10
Straws, Stirrers 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 8
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Comments An octopus was found in the garbage when separating it so we rescued him and put him back in the ocean.

The majority of the garbage comes from the influx of people at this time of year.

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