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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sheraton Lagoon

25 August, 2016

Team Leader
Ambra
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

4.250007241046165, 73.54074573959224

Survey Information

Location Name
Sheraton Lagoon
Organization/Dive Centre
Extreme Maldives Dive
City
FuranaFushi island
Country
Maldives
Date
25 August, 2016
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.250007241046165
Longitude: 73.54074573959224
Weather Conditions
Windy and Rough
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sandy Lagoon
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

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