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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seafront

5 June, 2020

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
325 kgs (measured)

-17.736910196025, 168.31078374554

Survey Information

Location Name
Seafront
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
5 June, 2020
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.736910196025
Longitude: 168.31078374554
Weather Conditions
Rain and some wind
Survey Depth Range
2–20 meters
Area Surveyed
21378.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 26
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 18
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Plastic Fragments 27
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 200
Beverage Bottles (glass) 183
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 107
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 8
Metal Fragments 35
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 4
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 8
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1
other materials collected
Fishing rod handle 2
Fibreglass pieces 41
Coconut shells 3
Cattle leg bone 1
Chain 1
Generator 1
Umbrella 1
Carabiner 1
Paintbrush 1
Sunglasses 2
Calculator 1
Hammer 1
Phone 1
Phone cover 1
Garden tool 1
Tube of silica 1
Roll of tape 1
Plastic clothes peg 2
Photo 1

Cyclone Pam in 2015 wreck lots of boats in this area.

Generator

Fibreglass pieces of wrecked boats

Beverage cans and bottles

Cutlery

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