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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS127 - Muka Kampung Bunaken Island

17 November, 2016

Team Leader
Markus Reinhardt
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (measured)

1.598868, 124.774789

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS127 - Muka Kampung Bunaken Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Two Fish Divers, Bunaken
City
Bunaken Island
Country
Indonesia
Date
17 November, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.598868
Longitude: 124.774789
Weather Conditions
beginning on raining season. several days with 2-4 hours rain. which usually causes to wash debris off the islands or the mainland into the sea.
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Diapers/nappies 10
Fishing: Line 1
Plastic Fragments 7
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5

wire wool

nappies

plastic bags

plastic bottles


two days before the DAD we saw a lot of debris on the surface around the island but on the adopted divesite was relative little debris.

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