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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seafront

20 September, 2015

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
178 kgs (measured)

-17.737359, 168.312167

Survey Information

Location Name
Seafront
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
20 September, 2015
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.737359
Longitude: 168.312167
Weather Conditions
Moderately windy with showers
Survey Depth Range
1–23 meters
Area Surveyed
8700 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) 16
Bags: Trash (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 109
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 30
Beverage Bottles (glass) 85
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 36
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 26
Pipes & Rebar 6
Strapping Bands (metal) 11
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Wood Fragments 14
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 8
Clothing 6
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 1
other materials collected
Engine cover (plastic) 1
Fiberglass pieces from boats 12
sunglasses (plastic) 3
Bilge pump (plastic) 1
foot pump (plastic) 1
roll of packaging tape (plastic) 1
Vanuatu Flags (plastic) 2
Umbrella (mixed materials) 1
Brass fitting 1
kettle (old fashioned, metal) 1

6 months previously a category 5 cyclone (TC Pam) came through Vanuatu causing much damage and wrecking any boats in the harbour. The area cleared today was completely cleaned of all debris during a Project Aware-funded project to remove the cyclone debris 4- 5 months ago.

foot pump for pumping up a dingy, 2 Vanuatu flags.

glass bottles, the area is adjacent to a public park and people do not dispose of the litter properly

plastic food wrappers, as above

aluminium cans, as above

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