Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kwaj Harbor
8 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- Conrad Acosta
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 12.5 lbs (measured)
8.7306750243605, 167.73561301515
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kwaj Harbor
- Organization/Dive Centre
- KSC
- Country
- Marshall Islands
- Date
- 8 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.7306750243605
Longitude: 167.73561301515
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–20 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 112.56 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Hawksbill Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | String |
Additional Information
Normal pollution from nearby islands
Phone
Food containers
