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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sea front

5 April, 2014

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
449 kgs (measured)

-17.737084262186, 168.31210179316

Survey Information

Location Name
Sea front
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
5 April, 2014
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.737084262186
Longitude: 168.31210179316
Weather Conditions
Showers and tropical rain
Survey Depth Range
2–19 meters
Area Surveyed
14500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 23
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 119
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 22
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 64
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 54
Beverage Bottles (glass) 295
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 60
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 22
Pipes & Rebar 20
Pull Tabs-beverages 31
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 14
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
Toys 4
other materials collected
Sunglasses 2
1 vatu coin 1
Coat hanger 1
tam-tams stone 2
plastic guns 4
mobile phones 6

Small tam-tams

beverage bottles and cans - volume of them found

food wrappers and plastic bags - volume of them found

fishing line and net - entangled in coral

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