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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Velaa Beach

13 October, 2023

Team Leader
Jamaica
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
3 lbs (measured)

5.4395509638469, 73.363842238216

Survey Information

Location Name
Velaa Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Saving Planet Ocean
City
Naifaru
Country
Maldives
Date
13 October, 2023
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.4395509638469
Longitude: 73.363842238216
Weather Conditions
Strong wind and Rain
Survey Depth Range
4–11 meters
Area Surveyed
5611.96 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) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Plastic Fragments 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1

Mostly fresh food wrappers, must be the wind that blew it from land

Plastic bottles

Food wrappers

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