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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

D'lagoon

7 April, 2017

Team Leader
George Miles
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
6.5 kgs (measured)

5.9311100512549, 102.72341184318

Survey Information

Location Name
D'lagoon
Organization/Dive Centre
Perhentian Marine Research station
City
Perhentian Islands
Country
Malaysia
Date
7 April, 2017
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.9311100512549
Longitude: 102.72341184318
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
6–10 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 58
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 6
Toothbrushes 5
Plastic Fragments 16
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 46
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4

Resorts, Monsoon or the local village

Plastic bottles

Plastic fragments

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