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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Basalt Island 火石州

1 September, 2019

Team Leader
EIAN KEE
Number of Participants
38
Total Debris Collected
56.5 kgs (measured)

22.321701160134, 114.36444519447

Survey Information

Location Name
Basalt Island 火石州
Organization/Dive Centre
BLUE OCEAN CLUB HK
City
HONG KONG
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
1 September, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.321701160134
Longitude: 114.36444519447
Weather Conditions
Fresh to Strong Easterly wind with slight waves, mainly cloudy with occasional squally showers
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
Plastic Fragments 20
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 12
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
BOAT HOOK 1
PEN 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name CRAB
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris GHOST NETS (FISHING NETS)

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