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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS04 - Mangrove Bay

15 May, 2016

Team Leader
Nic Emery
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (measured)

2.911221, 104.102578

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS04 - Mangrove Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
B&J Diving Centre
City
Tioman
Country
Malaysia
Date
15 May, 2016
Survey Duration
61 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 2.911221
Longitude: 104.102578
Weather Conditions
Passing storms, nothing unusual
Survey Depth Range
3–16 meters
Area Surveyed
6000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
other materials collected
Rubber drive belt 1

Glass Bottles - discarded from fishing boats

Food cans - discarded from fishing boats

Plastic sheets - floating in on currents

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