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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary

8 April, 2020

Team Leader
YooBong JEON
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

10.188942, 123.998488

Survey Information

Location Name
Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary
Organization/Dive Centre
Aquapolis SID Dive Resort
City
Cebu
Country
Philippines
Date
8 April, 2020
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.188942
Longitude: 123.998488
Weather Conditions
Temperature 31ºc, Water temperature 29ºc, clear
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Coral Sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name various fish
Number Entangled 60
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fish

fishing trap

fishing net

fishing line


Our marine sanctuary has been targeted to a lot of illegal fishing due to various kinds of & abundant fish & creatures. In a part of Project Aware, we are collecting fish traps & nets, and let all fish go back to the ocean!

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