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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS368 - South Bay

1 November, 2018

Team Leader
Nina Aaltonen
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

12.165496, 109.30875

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS368 - South Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sailing Club Divers
City
Nha Trang
Country
Vietnam
Date
1 November, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.165496
Longitude: 109.30875
Weather Conditions
Sunny and windy during the day.
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
450 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1

Baby diaper


On same site we had a surface invasion made of plastic and styrofoam. With another dive center we decided to collect it, see pictures...

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