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Cleaning beach in Maldives dessert island no PLASTIC is FANTASTIC

13 November, 2018

Team Leader
Chiqui Bustos
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
60 kgs (estimated)

-0.69711743417221, 73.14386994474

Survey Information

Location Name
Cleaning beach in Maldives dessert island no PLASTIC is FANTASTIC
Organization/Dive Centre
SuperDive Tossa de Mar with Parley Maldives
Country
Spain
Date
13 November, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -0.69711743417221
Longitude: 73.14386994474
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
120 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
beach
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 23
Bags: Trash (plastic) 19
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 34
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 65
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 23
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Plastic Fragments 45

Cleaning beach in a dessert island in Maldives ( island call Digurah ) in colaboration with Parley Maldives with Chiqui BUstos

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