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ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives

20 December, 2018

Team Leader
Joan Li
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
65 kgs (estimated)

0.46258801100945, 73.156623343355

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS426 - House Reef Outrigger Konotta Maldives
Organization/Dive Centre
Bestdives Maldives, Konotta
Country
Maldives
Date
20 December, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 0.46258801100945
Longitude: 73.156623343355
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 25
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 67
Plastic Fragments 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 32
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Sargassum Frogfish
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Plastic strappings
Comments Another one is released unharmed

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