Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island
3 July, 2017
- Team Leader
- Hng Che Leong
- Number of Participants
- 22
- Total Debris Collected
- 28.85 kgs (measured)
5.773739, 103.034917
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tanjung Tengah, Redang Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DM SCUBA DIVE TEAM
- City
- Redang Island
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 3 July, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.773739
Longitude: 103.034917
- Weather Conditions
-
Great weather, sunny day, calm wave.
Surveyed dive site is a shore
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 26 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 20 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 12 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 21 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 8 |
Additional Information
We were not aware of any event. Tanjung Tengah is a famous tourist snorkelling area because it is full of a rich variety of colourful fishes especially whitetip sharks and corals.
We could not find any unusual item at the surveyed dive site but the most problematic debris items were fishing nets and rope which were left behind during off peak season.
fishing nets which entangled the coral reefs
rope whish entangle the coral reefs
Comments and Feedback
It was grateful that our divers participated this meaningful activity to protect our ocean world. We were disappointed to find overwhelming amount of debris and these could be prevented.
Tanjung Tengah is a house reef of the resorts at Redang Island and it is full of variety pieces of fishes and corals. Due to the heavy boats traffic, the environment of dive site has been affected. The dive sites should be protected and we plan to organise this activity every month in order to improve the environment of the dive site.
