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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Los Bambooos and Lighhouse

22 April, 2018

Team Leader
Anne Rutten
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
7.5 kgs (estimated)

11.342728546146, 124.10960912704

Survey Information

Location Name
Los Bambooos and Lighhouse
Organization/Dive Centre
Evolution Dive Resort
City
Malapascua
Country
Philippines
Date
22 April, 2018
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.342728546146
Longitude: 124.10960912704
Weather Conditions
partially cloudy
Survey Depth Range
4–13 meters
Area Surveyed
4310 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 11
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 9
Cotton Bud Sticks 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Diapers/nappies 7
Fishing: Line 8
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 35
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 9
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 23
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Tampons 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Snowflake Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris nylon fishing line

Los Bamboos is a frequented training dive site, where lots of debris gets already collected by instructors on an ad hoc basis. Fishermen village close by.

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