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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Town Island (South)

3 July, 2021

Team Leader
Jeffrey Lee
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
10.2 kgs (measured)

22.329608813612, 114.36288057631

Survey Information

Location Name
Town Island (South)
Organization/Dive Centre
Sai Kung Scuba
City
Sai Kung
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
3 July, 2021
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.329608813612
Longitude: 114.36288057631
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
406.64 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 18
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 12
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3

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Abandoned Traps

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