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Home Reef Nungwi

20 June, 2013

Team Leader
Elzemiek Zinkstok
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

-5.725856, 39.298568

Survey Information

Location Name
Home Reef Nungwi
Organization/Dive Centre
Divine Diving - Yoga & Dive Center
City
Nungwi
Country
Tanzania
Date
20 June, 2013
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -5.725856
Longitude: 39.298568
Weather Conditions
Windy, sometimes sunny sometimes rainy
Survey Depth Range
12–15 meters
Area Surveyed
2500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 19
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Screwdriver 1

Glass bottles, probably from sunset cruises and/or hotels

Plastic spoons, probably from boats that have lunch on board

Old ropes and nets

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