Liquid Dive House Reef (Mainit)

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Liquid Dive House Reef (Mainit)

29 October, 2015

Submitted by: Liquid Dive Resort - Dumaguete , on 31 October, 2015

Team Leader: Ben Colvin

Number of Participants: 11

Total Debris Collected: 8 kgs (estimated)

9.210912, 123.285694

Survey Information

Location Name: Liquid Dive House Reef (Mainit)

Organization/Dive Centre: Liquid Dive

City: Dauin

Country: Philippines

Date: 29 October, 2015

Survey Duration: 30 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 9.210912
Longitude: 123.285694

Weather Conditions

Survey Depth Range: 5–18 meters

Area Surveyed: 20000 m²

Dominant Substrate: sand

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)	8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)	1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)	1
Fishing: Line	100
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets	4
Food Wrappers (plastic)	1
Rope (plastic/nylon)	2

metal materials collected
Appliances: Household	1
Wrappers (foil/metal)	1

cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments	1

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Fishing

What was the most unusual item found?

Fan Grate

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

fishing line - tangled over lots of coral

fishing net - medium size net covering corals

plastic -

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