Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS73 - House Reef
14 April, 2018
- Team Leader
- Stephen Lee
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (estimated)
2.5180481080208, 103.97505197632
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS73 - House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Orca Scuba
- City
- Mersing
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 14 April, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.5180481080208
Longitude: 103.97505197632
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rain this morning, clear all week otherwise.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 130 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 11 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 11 |
| Metal Fragments | 31 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Construction on Jetty, many steel nails lost and free of algae, indicating recent loss.
Wrench/Spanner
Fishing line, grows over coral is is difficult to remove.
Fishing hooks are dangerous to handle for cleaners
strapping bands from cargo boats
