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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS127 - Muka Kampung Bunaken Island

7 March, 2017

Team Leader
Markus Reinhardt
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
11 kgs (measured)

1.593708, 124.777075

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS127 - Muka Kampung Bunaken Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Twofish
City
Bunaken
Country
Indonesia
Date
7 March, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 1.593708
Longitude: 124.777075
Weather Conditions
raining every second day but not much. end of raining season. some high waves on a couple of days
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 6
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 18
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

just normal flow of the current washes the debris up on the reef

metal pipe

fishing nets

plastic bags

diapers

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