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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Iririki Island

11 June, 2023

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
156 kgs (measured)

-17.736944891988, 168.3121795941

Survey Information

Location Name
Iririki Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
11 June, 2023
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.736944891988
Longitude: 168.3121795941
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
2–19 meters
Area Surveyed
103.8 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) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 37
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 18
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 13
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 45
Beverage Bottles (glass) 102
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 85
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
other materials collected
Umbrella 4
Plastic pulley 1
Fibreglass boat fragments 18
Wallet 1
Drivers licence 1
Coat hangers 3
Music cassette tape 1

Cyclone Pam in 2015 smashed boats onto the sea wall and we are still collecting pieces of them every cleanup

Japanese sake set

Drink bottles and cans

Fibreglass pieces

Umbrellas and clothes

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