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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sunshine Scuba's Dive against debris

13 November, 2015

Team Leader
Takeshi Hiragimoto
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

21.281578, -157.845996

Survey Information

Location Name
Sunshine Scuba's Dive against debris
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Scuba
City
Honolulu
Country
United States
Date
13 November, 2015
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.281578
Longitude: -157.845996
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
24678 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 30
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 10
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Plastic Fragments 20
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 43
other materials collected
mask 1

mask

fishing lines

plastic fragments

glass bottles


during dive against debris activity, I found that it is very important to do this kind of action multiple times

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