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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS43 - House Reef of Kontiki Mactan

16 July, 2016

Team Leader
Darwin Bawasanta
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
21.5 kgs (estimated)

10.282194, 123.999167

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS43 - House Reef of Kontiki Mactan
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Funatics
City
Lapulapu City
Country
Philippines
Date
16 July, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.282194
Longitude: 123.999167
Weather Conditions
heavy rain brought about by the typhoon in the northern part of the country
Survey Depth Range
1.2–12.1 meters
Area Surveyed
256.06 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) 13
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 27
Cigar Tips 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Diapers/nappies 4
Fishing: Line 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 49
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 73
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 17
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 14
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
other materials collected
Wet wipes 10
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Juvenile Brokenline Wrasse
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris clothing
Comments the fish was found dead in rolls of clothing

increasing number of nappies/diapers

wet wipes


The dive against debris this month was conducted together with the celebration of PADI Women Dive Day 2016 which resulted to an even greater turnout as compared to our previous month's activities.

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