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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bitoujiao

3 May, 2016

Team Leader
Luke Brunning
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
13.3 kgs (measured)

25.125724, 121.914825

Survey Information

Location Name
Bitoujiao
Organization/Dive Centre
Formosa Dive Academy
City
New Taipei City
Country
Taiwan
Date
3 May, 2016
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.125724
Longitude: 121.914825
Weather Conditions
Some rain in evenings/night on most days.
Survey Depth Range
1.5–6 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 8
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 22
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5

fishing nets

plastic bottles

glass bottles

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