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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seafront

9 April, 2016

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
332 kgs (measured)

-17.737004, 168.312172

Survey Information

Location Name
Seafront
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
9 April, 2016
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.737004
Longitude: 168.312172
Weather Conditions
Windy and showers
Survey Depth Range
1–17 meters
Area Surveyed
25055 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) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
Plastic Fragments 41
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 29
Beverage Bottles (glass) 112
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 32
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 10
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 10
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 7
Metal Fragments 11
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 24
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
other materials collected
fibreglass fragments of boat hulls 34
plastic water tank 1
metal sheeting 1
rubber mats 2

some of the debris, namely the fibreglass pieces, metal sheeting and a sat nav radar were debris form boats wrecked during cyclone Pam over 12 months ago.

A jar of pickled onions (still full)

drinks cans and bottles - there area is next to a public park and bar as well as being in the centre of Port Vila, Vanuatu's capital city

fishing lines, area used by local fishermen - not much brought up as is tangled around coral and difficult to remove without breaking the coral

We are still finding debris from boats wrecked during cyclone Pam over 12 months ago


It would be nice if we could download a copy of our data - it would make it easier to share on social media etc if we could have a digit copy.

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