Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS195 - K. Vilingili House Reef
18 November, 2017
- Team Leader
- Shamáa Hameed
- Number of Participants
- 26
- Total Debris Collected
- 127.65 kgs (measured)
4.1751174007862, 73.48276906454
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS195 - K. Vilingili House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- 'Save the Beach Maldives, Faculty of Marine Studies, Moodhu Bulhaa DC, Dive Desk DC, Marine Police
- City
- Male
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 18 November, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.1751174007862
Longitude: 73.48276906454
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy / Rough seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 369.92 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 23 |
| Diapers/nappies | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 30 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 7 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 72 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 20 |
| Bags (cloth) | 20 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 14 |
| Towels/rags | 10 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 9 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
Additional Information
Fishing & Public littering constitute the greatest contributions to the underwater litter we found.
Mobile phones, CD-ROM, Wireless speakers.
Fishing line
Plastic bottles
Household litter
Comments and Feedback
This Dive Against Debris course was conducted free of charge as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for a local NGO, Save the Beach Maldives. A number of local dive centers worked together to conduct the course. These are: Faculty of Marine Studies, Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre, Dive Desk Dive Centre and Marine Police Maldives. There were 32 Debris Divers certified through this activity, most of whom are already active participants in local clean up events. All in all, a most successful event! :-)
