Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Derawan Island DDR shipwreck
4 July, 2019
- Team Leader
- David 'Max' Dumont #348300
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 26.5 kgs (measured)
2.282073, 118.247946
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Derawan Island DDR shipwreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Op Wall
- City
- Derawan Island
- Country
- Indonesia
- Date
- 4 July, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 38 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 2.282073
Longitude: 118.247946
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain and sun
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–19 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 831.64 m2
- 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) | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 17 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 27 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 7 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 27 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 14 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 5 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 36 |
| Metal Fragments | 23 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 27 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 33 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 4 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Starfish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Ghost net |
Additional Information
Strong currents and poor waste management
5 sheets of metal roofing
Diapers
Single use plastics
Ghost nets and fishing line with hooks
Comments and Feedback
This was a great way for this group of certified divers to put their dive skills to use to help protect the environment. Many of them commented that this was their favorite dive of the week!
Many thanks to the students of Copenhagen international School for their participation in this dive. As new divers with an awareness of threats to the marine world, we hope they continue to become ambassadors of the sea.
