Australian Wreck

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

25 April, 2019

Submitted by: oceanicquestdive , on 28 April, 2019

Team Leader: Taylah

Number of Participants: 3

Total Debris Collected: 0.2 kgs (estimated)

5.13795, 115.0906

Survey Information

Location Name: Australian Wreck

Organization/Dive Centre: Oceanic Quest

City: Serasa

Country: Brunei

Date: 25 April, 2019

Survey Duration: 40 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 5.13795
Longitude: 115.0906

Weather Conditions: evening/morning storms

Survey Depth Range: 22–27 meters

Area Surveyed: 100 m²

Dominant Substrate: other

Ecosystem: other

Wave Conditions: Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high

plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line	10

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

local fishing

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

discarded fishing nets

Comments and Feedback

Additional Information

due to the depth of the site, we were only able to remove a very small portion of the debris. Multiple dives needed to work on some of the bigger nets

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