Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS439 - Nungwi House Reef
31 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Laurie Dubourg
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (measured)
-5.7316805726903, 39.290053686127
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS439 - Nungwi House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Spanish Dancer Divers
- City
- Nungwi
- Country
- Tanzania
- Date
- 31 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -5.7316805726903
Longitude: 39.290053686127
- Weather Conditions
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Calm weather, no rain, no wind, very mild current sometimes in the morning.
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–21 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy area with coral bummies
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 15 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
Additional Information
Single use plastic bottle
Single use plastic
Glass bottles
Fishing lines and fishing nets
Comments and Feedback
We see more and more fishing nets or fish traps on this dive site. And a lot of plastic items from the beach end up in the ocean.
