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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera

12 October, 2018

Team Leader
Sabine Henkel
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
19 kgs (measured)

13.521685, 120.975398

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS142 - Sabang Bay Puerto Galera
Organization/Dive Centre
Asia Divers
City
Puerto Galera
Country
Philippines
Date
12 October, 2018
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.521685
Longitude: 120.975398
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 49
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 10
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1

No

Nappy

Plastic fragments

Fishing lines

Boat parts


This dive against debris was conducted as part of E-IDC instructor development.

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