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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS04 - Mangrove Bay

28 September, 2019

Team Leader
Diki Zulkarnain Md Sahrom
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
120 kgs (estimated)

2.912465, 104.102916

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS04 - Mangrove Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
B&J Diving Centre
City
Tioman Island
Country
Malaysia
Date
28 September, 2019
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 2.912465
Longitude: 104.102916
Weather Conditions
Windy, swells of 1m (approx) for over a week.
Survey Depth Range
2–2 meters
Area Surveyed
226.962 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
mangroves
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 17
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 15
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 13
Food Wrappers (plastic) 15
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 62
Straws, Stirrers 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4

Fishing Nets

Plastic Bottles

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