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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ifira Point

29 November, 2013

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
380 kgs (measured)

-17.755349, 168.295376

Survey Information

Location Name
Ifira Point
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
29 November, 2013
Survey Duration
64 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.755349
Longitude: 168.295376
Weather Conditions
Humid with thunder storms most days
Survey Depth Range
0.5–13 meters
Area Surveyed
4597 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 103
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 43
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Diapers/nappies 5
Fishing: Line 9
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 209
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 9
Tampon Applicators 1
Plastic Fragments 80
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 85
Beverage Bottles (glass) 149
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 166
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 19
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Pipes & Rebar 8
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 15
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 20
Towels/rags 9
Cloth Fragments 14
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Bungee Cord 1
clothing peg 1
Fiberglass sheeting (5'x4') 1
screwdriver 1
filter wrench 1
scuba regulator 1

no

sheet of fiberglass (4'x5')

household waste - Plastic food wrappers and plastic bags. Close to a village

fishing lines, area used by local fishermen

beverage bottles and cans. Visiting and local yachts and close to village.

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