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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS04 - Mangrove Bay

11 June, 2016

Team Leader
Nic Emery
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (measured)

2.911459, 104.099096

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS04 - Mangrove Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
B&J Diving Centre
City
Tioman
Country
Malaysia
Date
11 June, 2016
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 2.911459
Longitude: 104.099096
Weather Conditions
Calm, scattered thunder storms
Survey Depth Range
3–16 meters
Area Surveyed
8697 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

Fishing net - discarded from mooring fishing boats

Plastic bags - from snorkel boats etc

Buoys - floating in on prevailing currents

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