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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kamiyama South

9 October, 2019

Team Leader
Nolan Cobin
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (estimated)

26.26070625172, 127.58280955492

Survey Information

Location Name
Kamiyama South
Organization/Dive Centre
Marine House SEASIR
City
Naha
Country
Japan
Date
9 October, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.26070625172
Longitude: 127.58280955492
Weather Conditions
1-2 meter waves with a northeast wind. Typhoon passed about two weeks ago from the southeast.
Survey Depth Range
7–15 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Bullet shells

Plastic food wrappers

Plastic bento boxes

Plastic bottles

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