Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Rasfannu Reef
21 August, 2018
- Team Leader
- Mohamed Shuhaan
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.5 kgs (estimated)
4.176826, 73.501946
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Rasfannu Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Villa Dive Centre
- City
- Male' City
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 21 August, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.176826
Longitude: 73.501946
- Weather Conditions
-
Good
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 944.31 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 35 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 18 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Small Fish. I Didnt Recognize |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | n/a |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Small Reef Fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | It was hanged on line and it was dead |
Additional Information
Yes
Fishing line
Plastic
Can
