Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Male' Swim track
29 September, 2017
- Team Leader
- Adam Ashraf
- Number of Participants
- 35
- Total Debris Collected
- 216 kgs (estimated)
4.1695917417682, 73.513345421708
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Male' Swim track
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Desk
- City
- Male
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 29 September, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.1695917417682
Longitude: 73.513345421708
- Weather Conditions
-
Good
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3171.4 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 52 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 34 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 33 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 65 |
| Diapers/nappies | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 11 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 9 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 21 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 55 |
| Plastic Fragments | 33 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 28 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 17 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 28 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 64 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 13 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 8 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 6 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 26 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 19 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 11 |
Additional Information
Littering is not considered a social taboo combined with poor waste management practices
Condoms
Plastic bottles
Aluminum beverage cans
Clothe
Comments and Feedback
As this activity was carried out in partnership with Clique College, Swimming Association of Maldives and Waste Management Corporation and Maldives Red Crescent, the outreach was high especially to youth. The event was also covered by national state media and other local media outlets.
This site is an area for kids to learn and practice swimming and everyday we use the are as confinedwater , to train our divers
