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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Temple Reef

26 June, 2024

Team Leader
Shaveer Patel
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
16.83 kgs (measured)

11.919722222222, 79.873111111111

Survey Information

Location Name
Temple Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Temple Adventures
City
Puducherry
Country
India
Date
26 June, 2024
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.919722222222
Longitude: 79.873111111111
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
16–17 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 45
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name snapper
Number Entangled 170
Status dead
Type of Debris rabbit fish
Comments juvenile - scorpion fish trigger cuttle fish cat fish surgeon fish cardinal fish

No

fishing nets

fishing line

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