Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives
16 October, 2019
- Team Leader
- Amelia Cody
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
0.46258801100945, 73.156623343355
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Best Dives Konotta, Outrigger
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 16 October, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 0.46258801100945
Longitude: 73.156623343355
- Weather Conditions
-
Rough, stormy weather, moderate winds, cloudy and surface currents
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 2 |
Additional Information
We had a huge construction damage earlier this month which could explain some materials, we are seeing fishing practices on the reef also which is not legal.
