Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bitoujiao
21 April, 2016
- Team Leader
- Luke Brunning
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 7.2 kgs (measured)
25.125789, 121.914507
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bitoujiao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Formosa Dive Academy
- City
- New Taipei City
- Country
- Taiwan
- Date
- 21 April, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.125789
Longitude: 121.914507
- Weather Conditions
-
Scattered rain throughout the week
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–10.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 25 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 15 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 2 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Chemical light sticks | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Scorpionfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | A small (~15cm) scorpionfish was caught in a section of fishing net we were removing. We were able to use scissors to cut the line from the fishing net free and the scorpionfish swam away. |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Hermit crab |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | Two hermit crabs were caught in a section of fishing net we were removing. We simply cut them free and placed them back on the reef. |
Additional Information
We found several fishing nets tangled together on the rocks and coral. We were able to cut away and remove about 14 square meters of the net, about 1/5 of the total, and plan to go back to remove the rest.
fishing line
fishing nets
plastic bottles
Comments and Feedback
Number 30, light sticks/cyalumes, seemed to be missing from the Plastic Materials section. As they are quite common at this site from recreational fishing.
