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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef

8 June, 2019

Team Leader
Julia Giraudo
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (measured)

5.605833, 72.95201

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives Muravandhoo
Country
Maldives
Date
8 June, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.605833
Longitude: 72.95201
Weather Conditions
Sunny, strong wind, low tide, small current
Survey Depth Range
1–7 meters
Area Surveyed
10 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 52
Baskets, Crates 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 21
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 27
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 13
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 14
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 23
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 28
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 31
Cars & Car Parts 2
Pipes & Rebar 11
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 19
Metal Fragments 43
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 4
Rubber Fragments 7
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 5
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Building construction

Engine Motor

Plastic

Jumbo Bags

Tins


WEIGHT GLASS= 4 KG WEIGHT WOOD= 8 KG WEIGHT METAL = 60 KG WEIGHT PLASTIC = 70 KG WEIGHT MIX =11KG

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