Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Medhufaru
27 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- Hiran Samarasinghe
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 82 kgs (measured)
6.807954, 79.827821
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Medhufaru
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sri Lanka sub Aqua Club
- City
- Colombo
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 27 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 37 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.807954
Longitude: 79.827821
- Weather Conditions
-
Relatively sunny and calm with few evening showers
- Survey Depth Range
- -1–24.6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 350 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Steel Wreck
- Ecosystem
- Ship Wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
Additional Information
Local fisherman loosing their nets due to entanglement on the wreck
Ghost nets
Comments and Feedback
Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club was working with NARC, a dedicated UK charity organisation working towards removing marine debris.
