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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS558 - Muck Bay

9 June, 2019

Team Leader
Rafi
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
26 kgs (measured)

-8.1438629340296, 114.6603461404

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS558 - Muck Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Easy Divers Bali
City
Pemuteran
Country
Indonesia
Date
9 June, 2019
Survey Duration
81 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.1438629340296
Longitude: 114.6603461404
Weather Conditions
Sunny, partially cloudy, no rain. A bit of wind.
Survey Depth Range
3–15 meters
Area Surveyed
2150 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
muck/silt
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 391
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 35
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Diapers/nappies 13
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 13
Food Wrappers (plastic) 404
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 4
Tires/tyres 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Tube of toothpaste 1
Paintbrush 1
Plastic comb 1
Canang (basket from coconut) 1

People frequently fish along the pier; locals live on the beach; tourist cottages nearby.

Diapers; new fishing lure

Plastic bags

Food wrappers

Fishing net


As seen on the photos, the site is very difficult to clean as animals make the trash their home.

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