Iririki Island
275
2
3
silt
5
106
-17.745209184481, 168.31115399611
This was part of a marine litter demonstration project undertaken with the Vanuatu Environmental Science Society and TierrMar under the Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP) funded by the UK government. The aim was to demonstrate that cyclone debris is still a problem 4 years on from the devastating cyclone that wrecked many boats in the harbour. To calculate the amount of debris that there is per square meter we measured the area and dived along 50 meter ropes. In all there were 21 transects set 10 meters apart, which equates to 5,250 sq meters. There was another 210 x 5 meter area in the shallows beyond the transects which was also cleared. The total area was therefore 6,300 Sq meters. All the debris was taken ashore after each dive and was counted together at the end of the cleanup.
There are more than 20 "other items" I have an excel spreadsheet which details everything that was found which I can supply.
There are more than 20 "other items" I have an excel spreadsheet which details everything that was found which I can supply.
This was an area where many boats were wrecked during Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. There are still wrecked boats on the shoreline and under the water.
Bow thruster
Slight wind and showers
Big Blue Vanuatu
Christina Shaw
6
127
2
54
4
1
3
1
27
33
1
6
6
8
1
139
1
1
18
1
2529.20
528
27.00
1.00
99
measured
6300.00
1
30
14
41
debris from wrecked boats
batteries
electrical tools and appliances
On
kilograms
I have debris data to report
761
10
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
15
m2
23
meters
coral reef
130
121
25
3
69
25
1
56
413
29
492
65
1
62
1
State\Province
Shefa
City
Port Vila
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