Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS03 - Liquid House Reef - Mainit
28 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- Yue Jiao
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.5 kgs (measured)
9.21272691890791, 123.28645621237683
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS03 - Liquid House Reef - Mainit
- Organization/Dive Centre
- instructor development philippines
- City
- dauin
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 28 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 16 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 9.21272691890791
Longitude: 123.28645621237683
- Weather Conditions
-
rain&wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 861 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 17 |
| Fishing: Line | 13 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
Additional Information
Strong rain and wind in the previous week caused big scale flooding which washed a lot of debris into the ocean. There was an unusual amount of plastic bags floating in the water column. Due to the strong currents we only picked up a part of them.
plastic bag
bottles
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
very strong current.unable to remove a lot of debris
