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ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives

16 June, 2019

Team Leader
Amelia Cody
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

0.46258801100945, 73.156623343355

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives
Country
Maldives
Date
16 June, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 0.46258801100945
Longitude: 73.156623343355
Weather Conditions
Some stormy weather, strong winds, white caps, slight waves.
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1

The strong winds and stormy weather could have lead to transplantation of debris from deeper ocean away from the reef. Also we are having some villa refurbishments near the location so some building material could have infiltrated into the reef environment more easily.

Metal rods/pipes

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