Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pulau Undan, Melaka, Malaysia
7 September, 2013
- Team Leader
- Robin Soong
- Number of Participants
- 26
- Total Debris Collected
- 173 kgs (estimated)
2.047513, 102.333755
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pulau Undan, Melaka, Malaysia
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba Amigo
- City
- Melaka
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 7 September, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.047513
Longitude: 102.333755
- Weather Conditions
-
Cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 841 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 194 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 113 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 74 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 253 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 4 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 64 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 65 |
| Toothbrushes | 4 |
| Cigarette Filters | 108 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 109 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys (glass) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 3 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 16 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 23 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 5 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 17 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 10 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 3 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 5 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 36 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 12 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Hermit Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Netting and Nylon Strings |
