Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Abbys Quarry
4 July, 2024
- Team Leader
- Vishnu H Nair
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 8.2 kgs (measured)
8.414513, 76.980407
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Abbys Quarry
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Bond Watersports
- City
- Kovalam
- Country
- India
- Date
- 4 July, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.414513
Longitude: 76.980407
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Quarry
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 19 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 17 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 9 |
| Gloves (latex) | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 7 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
People using quarry for cleaning purposes and disposing shampoo wrapper.
Plastic Bottles
Shampoo Wrappers
FLex and Tarpaulin
