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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Seafront

14 April, 2018

Team Leader
Christina Shaw
Number of Participants
19
Total Debris Collected
347 kgs (measured)

-17.737424038143, 168.31248937236

Survey Information

Location Name
Seafront
Organization/Dive Centre
Big Blue Vanuatu
City
Port Vila
Country
Vanuatu
Date
14 April, 2018
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -17.737424038143
Longitude: 168.31248937236
Weather Conditions
Wind and rain from a tropical depression in the area
Survey Depth Range
1–27 meters
Area Surveyed
6771 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
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) 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 84
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 19
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 58
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Plastic Fragments 18
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 171
Beverage Bottles (glass) 164
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 67
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 120
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 8
Cars & Car Parts 2
Pipes & Rebar 7
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 12
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 11
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 6
Wood Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 6
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 13
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Pieces of fibreglass from broken boats 27
perspex window (from a boat?) approx 2 m x 1 m 1
cleat from old sea wall 1
folder - plastic and paper 1
cassette tape 1
clothes pegs 3
cable ties 1
sunglasses 1
pillow 1
razor 1
boat oven 1
passport cover Australian 1
mattress 1
bag clip 1
head torch 1
fan 1

March 2015 cycling pam 2017 seawall repair and beautification.

perspex window presumably from a boat

beverage bottles and cans

fibreglass pieces from boat debris after the cyclone

construction material left by construction of the seawall

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