Katori Maru Wreck
16 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Ernest C. Teo
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 184.6 kgs (measured)
1.94307, 110.23701
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Katori Maru Wreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Premier Marine And Scuba Centre
- City
- Kuching
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 16 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 80 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 1.94307
Longitude: 110.23701
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong wind and choppy sea
- Survey Depth Range
- 14–21 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 120 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 30 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| metal chains | 2 |
| boat anchor | 1 |
Additional Information
Abandoned fishing nets from commercial trawlers and fishing lines with hooks
Abandoned fishing nets
fishing lines with hooks
Comments and Feedback
I feel more of such event should be organised to educate and create awareness locally to encourage further protection from man made destruction. It would be very helpful for us if Project AWARE can inform our local related government bodies of our event result/data collected. This would give us more leverage in our effort to encourage marine conservation in our area.
Our event, Malaysia Day Dive, has been held for the third consecutive year had attracted more divers and also managed to gain the attention from both corporate and government bodies. Running Dive Against Debris is a very good program that attracts many divers and non-divers.
