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Calypso House Reef

8 December, 2013

Team Leader
Andrew Barrett
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Calypso House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
CALYPSO DIVING
City
BORACAY ISLAND
Country
Philippines
Date
8 December, 2013
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
CALM, BUT PREVIOUSLY SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA.
Survey Depth Range
0–5 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) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10

SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA

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