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
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| 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 |
Additional Information
fishing trap
fishing net
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
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!
