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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Calypso House Reef

18 September, 2014

Team Leader
Andrew Barrett
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
34 kgs (measured)

11.954987, 121.927992

Survey Information

Location Name
Calypso House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
CALYPSO DIVING
City
Boracay Island
Country
Philippines
Date
18 September, 2014
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.954987
Longitude: 121.927992
Weather Conditions
Typhoon Luis.
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 24
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Sunglasses 7

Large flag of The Philippines.

Nylon rope from boats

Bottles dropped from boats on sunset sails.

Plastics from tourists on the island.

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