Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ifira Point
19 January, 2019
- Team Leader
- Christina Shaw
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 140 kgs (measured)
-17.754846541546, 168.29544610073
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ifira Point
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Big Blue Vanuatu
- City
- Port Vila
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date
- 19 January, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -17.754846541546
Longitude: 168.29544610073
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot humid with some showers. 20knot winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 9606 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 47 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 21 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 109 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 378 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 35 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 73 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 152 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 56 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 5 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Flare | 1 |
| Disposable razor (plastic and metal) | 1 |
| Paint roller | 1 |
| DVD cover (plastic) | 1 |
| Ratchet tie down strap | 1 |
| sunglasses | 1 |
| base piece for an electric sander | 1 |
| Dog toy - plastic ball | 1 |
Additional Information
Inter-island traders have are using a temporary pontoon close to this site whist the wharf is being up graded and since then the rubbish on the beach has worsened.
Bouncy ball with Smile Jesus loves you written on it.
food wrappers - sheer volume we found
bottles and cans due to the volume
Plastic fragments
