Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS131 - Sithanane Pare
7 October, 2016
- Team Leader
- Andreas Conrad-Wagenfeld
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 70 kgs (estimated)
8.720826, 81.246216
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS131 - Sithanane Pare
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nilaveli Diving Centre # S-23912
- City
- Nilaveli
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 7 October, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.720826
Longitude: 81.246216
- Weather Conditions
-
Excellent. No waves. Visibility up to 20 m
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 42 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 7 |
Additional Information
8 kg anchor
Fishernet
Ropes
Metal Anchor
Comments and Feedback
That was out last Debris dive in 2016 at Nilaveli Diving Centre with our adopted Divesite Sithanane Pare. As soon we moved to Unawatuna we will do the first Debris Dive over there.
Was very successful and great fun for all of us.
