Teluk Keke, Perhentian Island
31 August, 2019
- Team Leader
- Bahaman Hashim
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 12.3 kgs (measured)
5.887461, 102.739427
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Teluk Keke, Perhentian Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Buddy Perhentian
- City
- Kuala Besut
- Country
- Malaysia
- Date
- 31 August, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.887461
Longitude: 102.739427
- Weather Conditions
-
Storm, Heavy rain, Strong wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2464 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigar Tips | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Previously 2 days of continuous strong and stormy weather, a day before the underwater cleanup might have contributed to the debris found at the dive site.
Decorative room light fixtures presumably from nearby resorts and chalets
Sea bed fish traps (Illegal fishing activities at marine park, commonly deployed by local fisherman)
PVC pipe debris from coral nursery projects scattered at the sandy bottom (Lack of scheduled monitoring and improper anchoring of PVC structure to bottom substrates
Tyres (Fish Aggregating Device)
Comments and Feedback
A total of 45.35 kg of trashes collected along the beach of Teluk Keke, P. Perhentian!! Thank you to all 30 heroes who came and support the activity!! And here's the detail on our trash collected into types: 1. Artificial polymer materials = 31.2 kg 2. Rubber = 50 grams 3. Cloth/textiles = 4.3 kg 4. Paper/cardboard = 2.4 kg 5. Processed/worked wood = 100 grams 6. Metal = 5 kg 7. Glass/ceramics = 2.3 kg
