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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sanur Channel

25 February, 2014

Team Leader
Bryony Roberts
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
7.5 kgs (estimated)

-8.707764, 115.264837

Survey Information

Location Name
Sanur Channel
Organization/Dive Centre
Crystal Divers
City
Sanur
Country
Indonesia
Date
25 February, 2014
Survey Duration
66 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.707764
Longitude: 115.264837
Weather Conditions
Slight wind and occasional downpours during the last week, with some heavier downpours and strong wind
Survey Depth Range
2–11 meters
Area Surveyed
760 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 37
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
traditional offerings stapled together 17

lots of wind and currents bringing the debris towards shore previous days

Fishing lines - entangling on the corals

traditional offerings - organic part is ok but the staples harmful for aquatic life

plastic wrappers - lots of small pieces, fish may eat them

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