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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Voavah Island Reef

27 November, 2016

Team Leader
Angela Gitaprakasa
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

51900.6, 730442.7

Survey Information

Location Name
Voavah Island Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
City
Baa Atoll
Country
Maldives
Date
27 November, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 51900.6
Longitude: 730442.7
Weather Conditions
Sunny and calm
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
2500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
Pallets 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Olive Ridley
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Turtles

Mostly construction but also some other domestic items


The turtle was very skinny when found. It was tangled for quite some time already. It was feeding normally in a week time and gain some weight. It was released back in the ocean less than a month

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