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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS03 - Liquid House Reef - Mainit

16 October, 2016

Team Leader
Berlinda Koolen
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
27 kgs (measured)

9.210987699084008, 123.28521592542529

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS03 - Liquid House Reef - Mainit
Organization/Dive Centre
Liquid Dive Dumaguete
City
Dauin
Country
Philippines
Date
16 October, 2016
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.210987699084008
Longitude: 123.28521592542529
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
3–14 meters
Area Surveyed
6968.7 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 32
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

shoe

Fishing line - wrapped around alot of coral with fish hooks hooked into sponges


As a part of DAD, we also did the beach cleanup which added almost 60 kilograms of waste. Major part of the recovered underwater debris was a fishing net which alone was 25 kilograms of weight.

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