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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seaventures House Reef

12 December, 2015

Team Leader
Brigitte Zintz
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
18 kgs (measured)

4.253249, 118.633523

Survey Information

Location Name
Seaventures House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Seaventures Dive Rig
City
Mabul Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
12 December, 2015
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.253249
Longitude: 118.633523
Weather Conditions
good
Survey Depth Range
12–18 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 5
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 63
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 30
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
sanitary napkins 2
socks 2
bed sheet 1
straws 2
nylon bag (please refer to picture) 1
pieces of fibre glass 2

bed sheet

food wrappers plastic (nobody cares)

beverage cans (same reason)

beverage bottles plastic (same reason)


the fishing line is estimated in meters and the paper fragments were about half a hand full

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