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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Salang Jetty

20 September, 2015

Team Leader
Nic Emery
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (measured)

2.876234, 104.152426

Survey Information

Location Name
Salang Jetty
Organization/Dive Centre
B&J Diving Centre
City
Tioman Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
20 September, 2015
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 2.876234
Longitude: 104.152426
Weather Conditions
Normal, some rain.
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
1285 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Silt/sand area under jetty covered with concrete posts, tyres etc.
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 21
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 3
Cigarette Filters 7
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 118
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 4
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 6
other materials collected
Potato 1
Banana Skin 1
Fibr Glass Pot 1
Electrician's Siwtch Back Box 1
Toothpaste Tube 1
Bell 1
Spring 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Pink Fish (Sea Cucumber)
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing Line
Comments Fishing Line was wrapped around the sea cucumber, looked to be constricting and definitely stopping movement.

Bell

Fishing Line, Hooks and Sinkers - people fish every single day from the jetty even though it's illegal - we're in a Marine Park!

Aluminium Cans - thrown/blown into the sea from the jetty

Pipes/wire etc - anything from boats thrown overboard during maintenance or from packaging from cargo

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