Dive Against Debris Data Submission
T Sierra
27 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- Hiran Samarasinghe
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 102 kgs (measured)
6.786438, 79.840638
Survey Information
- Location Name
- T Sierra
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club / NARC
- City
- Colombo
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 27 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 72 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.786438
Longitude: 79.840638
- Weather Conditions
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Mostly sunny with light showers in the evening
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Steel Wreck
- Ecosystem
- Ship wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
Additional Information
Local fisherman tossing their nets due to entanglement on the wreck
Ghost nets
Ghost nets
Comments and Feedback
The cleanup was conducted with NARC- Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners from UK. The event was fully sponsored by Suren Cook Agencies.
