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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS541 - Middle Reef

30 March, 2020

Team Leader
Ana Mestek
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
2.2 kgs (measured)

-8.1417061860902, 114.65579459678

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS541 - Middle Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Easy Divers Bali
City
Pemuteran
Country
Indonesia
Date
30 March, 2020
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.1417061860902
Longitude: 114.65579459678
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny, occasional rain showers
Survey Depth Range
2–9 meters
Area Surveyed
687 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 78
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 21
Metal Fragments 1
other materials collected
Duct tape 2
Female hygenic product 3
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Sea urchin
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic fragments
Comments Because we didn't want to injure the sea urchin, we couldn't remove all of the plastic.

Rainy season

Duct tape

Food wrappers

Plastic bags

Plastic in general

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