Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mataking House Reef
16 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Elana Hawke
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 21.4 kgs (measured)
4.579005, 118.946555
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mataking House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Reef Dive Resort
- City
- Semporna
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 16 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.579005
Longitude: 118.946555
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–23.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8330.05 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 36 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Diapers/nappies | 26 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 52 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 8 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
