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ADS43 - House Reef of Kontiki Mactan

19 June, 2016

Team Leader
Darwin Bawasanta
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
38 lbs (measured)

10.282194, 123.999167

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS43 - House Reef of Kontiki Mactan
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Funatics
City
Lapu-Lapu City
Country
Philippines
Date
19 June, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.282194
Longitude: 123.999167
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–12.7 meters
Area Surveyed
123.999 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 28
Food Wrappers (plastic) 24
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 52
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 11
Beverage Bottles (glass) 13
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 9
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 12
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 9
Cloth Fragments 10
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 33
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
paint brush 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name nudibranch
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris line
Comments The nudibranch got entangled in a very thin fishing line which was restricting the nudibranch along the middle portion of it's body. The line was cut and removed and the nudibranch was released.

In the second month of this activity, we've noticed the paint cans and paint brushes are recurring finds. We suspect them to have come from the nearby boat maintenance shack.

A ladies bag and brassiere

used paint brushes

paint cans

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