Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Labas Island
19 October, 2014
- Team Leader
- Nic Emery
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 21 kgs (measured)
2.887566, 104.065335
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Labas Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- B&J Diving Centre
- City
- Tioman Island
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 19 October, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.887566
Longitude: 104.065335
- Weather Conditions
-
Some moderate storms - normal for this time of year
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 45 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 137 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Hermit Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
| Comments | Shell very spikey and ridged, completely entangled in net and crab seemed to have little energy left. Was cut out of the net and placed somewhere safe. |
Additional Information
Fishing Nets - drift onto this location from the surrounding ocean, plus used directly on the site
Plastic bags - popular spot for snorkelling and diving
Plastic bottles - popular spot for snorkelling and diving
