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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS200 - House Reef Spa

17 November, 2017

Team Leader
Vivien/Emily
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
8.8 kgs (measured)

4.097169, 73.402089

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS200 - House Reef Spa
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Vittaveli
Country
Maldives
Date
17 November, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.097169
Longitude: 73.402089
Weather Conditions
Windy and rainy, frequent downpours mixed with sunny spells. The season is currently changing in the Maldives so the weather is unpredictable.
Survey Depth Range
3–25 meters
Area Surveyed
10000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Gloves (latex) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 13
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 30
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1

Playing card - we have been finding playing cards in every clean up dive for more than one year now!

Tobacco Packaging

Fishing line

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