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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Jemeluk

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Georgina Searle
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
2.8 kgs (measured)

-8.3378973512421, 115.65924189245

Survey Information

Location Name
Jemeluk
Organization/Dive Centre
Bali Dive Cove
City
Amed
Country
Indonesia
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.3378973512421
Longitude: 115.65924189245
Weather Conditions
Calm, sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1591.29 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 4
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

No

Cow skull

Fishing line

Clothes

Rope


Lots of items entangled in coral which meant we couldn’t retrieve them, also lots of marine life living inside some of the rubbish found

A lot of rubbish normally gathers in this area. In the rainy season, rivers wash down lots of rubbish to this location.

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