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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera

30 July, 2016

Team Leader
Sabine Henkel
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
1.35 kgs (measured)

13.521685, 120.975398

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera
Organization/Dive Centre
Asia Divers
City
Sabang, Puerto Galera
Country
Philippines
Date
30 July, 2016
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.521685
Longitude: 120.975398
Weather Conditions
Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1

small fishing boats sighted in evening and morning hours

large dining plate

fishing line

plastic wrappers (food)

Plastic parts


Still many fishing lines to be found -some of them freshly lost lines

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