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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

COMO Cocoa Island House Reef

8 December, 2016

Team Leader
Sherene Tan
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
18 kgs (measured)

3.918904, 73.468333

Survey Information

Location Name
COMO Cocoa Island House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
COMO Cocoa Island Marine Sports Centre
City
Makunufushi
Country
Maldives
Date
8 December, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 3.918904
Longitude: 73.468333
Weather Conditions
Sunny weather
Survey Depth Range
1–23.5 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 22
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 13
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4

Wood fragments

Rope fragments

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