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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS301 - Kua Bay

4 June, 2017

Team Leader
Samuel Johnson
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
23 lbs (measured)

19.811236, -156.007472

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS301 - Kua Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Kona Honu Diver
City
Kailua-Kona
Country
United States
Date
4 June, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.811236
Longitude: -156.007472
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
15–50 feet
Area Surveyed
20000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
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) 2
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 15
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
other materials collected
Glasses / sunglasses 3

Tourism and fishing along with a kings tide that could have pushed in some of the fishing line.

fishing line / boat line

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