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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DAD

24 April, 2024

Team Leader
Thulasidassan
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
30.8 kgs (measured)

11.905055555556, 79.842138888889

Survey Information

Location Name
DAD
Organization/Dive Centre
Urban Nomad Adventures
City
Puducherry
Country
India
Date
24 April, 2024
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.905055555556
Longitude: 79.842138888889
Weather Conditions
it was a flat with mild current and swell, viz was 5mts
Survey Depth Range
18–19 meters
Area Surveyed
200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 97
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 30
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 100
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Furnishings (plastic) 10
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cars & Car Parts 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 12
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 2
other materials collected
knife 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name fish
Number Entangled 5
Status injured
Type of Debris fish
Comments most of the silver mony and trigger fishes were entangled in the ghost nets

no i have did it out of love in the nature

everythind is common

pondicherry


we would like to get more inspired people to help with us even financially

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