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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bianca

22 April, 2015

Team Leader
Kathrin Heussner
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
55 kgs (estimated)

1.459457, 125.221846

Survey Information

Location Name
Bianca
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Divers Lembeh
City
Bitung
Country
Indonesia
Date
22 April, 2015
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.459457
Longitude: 125.221846
Weather Conditions
calm, sunny.
Survey Depth Range
3–18 meters
Area Surveyed
900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Muck, sand, small coral blocks, area of stack horn coral
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 18
Bags: Trash (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 6
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Cigar Tips 20
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 18
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 45
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 110
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 14
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 30
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 4
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 35
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 24
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 30
mixed materials collected
Clothing 33
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
Toys 1
other materials collected
fibering materials for fiberglass boats 12l container full (compressed)
painting materials like rollers, dried paint (after poured into sea) 2 litres combined?

There are small fishing boats moored up in this area and every now and then they do boat maintenance there... quite a bit goes overboard from that...

Iron Maden Jumper, remains of a plastic toy car rolling down the slope by itself (although been in water long time already)

PLASTIC

PLASTIC

boat renovation materials

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