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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS525 - Padang Bai Jetty

4 May, 2019

Team Leader
Putu Wisnu Andhika
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
7.5 kgs (measured)

-8.507019, 115.51796

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS525 - Padang Bai Jetty
Organization/Dive Centre
AquaMarine Diving - Bali
City
Denpasar
Country
Indonesia
Date
4 May, 2019
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.507019
Longitude: 115.51796
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
9–15 meters
Area Surveyed
1033 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Small coral and jetty covered by Seafans
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 15
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 52
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Lowfin Chub
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing net
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Decorator Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net

Electronic equipment

Sinker

Fishing traps

Plastic fragment


Jetty is really nice dive site for muck diving. Unfortunately, local people use the jetty for fishing activities and you will find a lot of fishing line tangled on coral.

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