Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall
20 April, 2019
- Team Leader
- April Dahn
- Number of Participants
- 72
- Total Debris Collected
- 120 lbs (measured)
26.321735, 127.748128
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS502 - South Steps Sunabe Sea Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Mermaid Island Diving
- City
- FPO
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 20 April, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.321735
Longitude: 127.748128
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy with choppy seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–55 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 28 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 7 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 29 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 25 |
| Fishing: Line | 73 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 22 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 73 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 2 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 105 |
| Cigarette Filters | 23 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 3 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 11 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 99 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 11 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 56 |
| Metal Fragments | 31 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 118 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 5 |
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 2 |
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 7 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Toys | 9 |
Additional Information
none
cell phone
plastics
fishing lines
lures
Comments and Feedback
Amazing group of divers dedicated to being part of the solution. We appreciate each and everyone of them.
