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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS327 - Coral Garden

15 August, 2017

Team Leader
Yogii
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

-8.27666, 115.5944

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS327 - Coral Garden
Organization/Dive Centre
Aqua Dive Paradise
City
Tulamben
Country
Indonesia
Date
15 August, 2017
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.27666
Longitude: 115.5944
Weather Conditions
Above water: Dry and windy.
Underwater: Mild current; 30+ metre visibility.
Survey Depth Range
2–30 meters
Area Surveyed
2708.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 25
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 35
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 3
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 18
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Pallets 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 19
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Swimming crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic

Very strong winds during the day and evenings for a few days.

Part of a table.

Plastic trash bags.

Plastic food wrappers.

Fishing hooks and lures on a fishing line.

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