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ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef

13 September, 2020

Team Leader
Aura Torres
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
65 kgs (estimated)

5.6058195522707, 72.951948847844

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives
Country
Maldives
Date
13 September, 2020
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.6058195522707
Longitude: 72.951948847844
Weather Conditions
Wind 25-35 .
Survey Depth Range
3.5–9 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 9
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 7
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 21
Clothing 4
other materials collected
Oil filter 1
Metal fiber 3
Electric cables 1
Broom 1

Lack of caution during loading and unloading of materials and garbage

Bricks

Fishing and trapping bands

Construction material

Plastic bags

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