Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gorilla Chop, Okinawa
14 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Joseph Robertson
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.6 lbs (estimated)
26.636231373694, 127.88078762848
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gorilla Chop, Okinawa
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Okinawa
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 14 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.636231373694
Longitude: 127.88078762848
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–56 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4315.32 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Shipping Dock with Sand and Coral Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing Pole | 4 |
| Fishing Net | 1 |
| Swimming Goggles | 1 |
Additional Information
This is a common fishing spot in Okinawa, during fishing if the fishermen gets his line stuck it seems that they have just been throwing their poles into the ocean, two of the recovered fishing poles we had found needed to be cut free entangling on Coral.
