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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bantigue

23 July, 2018

Team Leader
Walter Schmit
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

11.347582608462, 124.11494596357

Survey Information

Location Name
Bantigue
Organization/Dive Centre
Thresher shark divers
City
Malapascua island
Country
Philippines
Date
23 July, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.347582608462
Longitude: 124.11494596357
Weather Conditions
Rain and strong wind
Survey Depth Range
5–9 meters
Area Surveyed
11958.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 36
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1

Ilegal fisheries

Fishing line and plastic

Fishing lines

Single use plastic

Plastic bags


More than 100 mts of fishing line

Drift dive and DSD

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