Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Boracay island, Station 3 anchorage area
5 May, 2018
- Team Leader
- Therese Garcia
- Number of Participants
- 39
- Total Debris Collected
- 300 kgs (estimated)
11.952291824801, 121.9278278979
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Boracay island, Station 3 anchorage area
- Organization/Dive Centre
- BORACAY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF SCUBA SHOPS
- City
- AKLAN
- Country
- Philippines
- Date
- 5 May, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.952291824801
Longitude: 121.9278278979
- Weather Conditions
-
SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- SAND AND REEF
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 127 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 294 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 103 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 180 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 12 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 10 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 15 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 22 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 33 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 47 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 33 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 8 |
| Toothbrushes | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 75 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 40 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 10 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 40 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 85 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 269 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 5 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 8 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 109 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 27 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 80 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 14 |
| Rubber Bands | 4 |
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 35 |
| Cloth Fragments | 18 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 25 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 11 |
| Toys | 2 |
Additional Information
This was an anchorage area of passenger and tour boats. People probably just dispose of the rubbish there
engine battery
plastic bags
beverage bottles
