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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS389 - Massif des Roses

10 June, 2018

Team Leader
Neil Davison
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
5.2 kgs (measured)

-23.12007468461, 43.538732528687

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS389 - Massif des Roses
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Ifaty
Country
Madagascar
Date
10 June, 2018
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -23.12007468461
Longitude: 43.538732528687
Weather Conditions
tail end of cyclone across southern tip of Madagascar, approx 300 km away
Survey Depth Range
4.8–6.7 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1

Weather conditions may have contributed to the increase in debris, however better conditions within the lagoon will have made fishing there more popular

Fishing net

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