Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS564 - Temple Reef
7 November, 2020
- Team Leader
- Donarun Das
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
11.919722, 79.873111
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS564 - Temple Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Temple Adventures
- City
- Puducherry
- Country
- India
- Date
- 7 November, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 78 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.919722
Longitude: 79.873111
- Weather Conditions
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Strong winds and mild currents. Mild surge At the bottom
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–18.4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 38 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 20 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Juvenile groupers, batfish, other small fish |
| Number Entangled | 50 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Trawler Nets |
| Comments | The team of six rescued around 10 fish in all ranging from batfish to groupers. |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 15 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Nets |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Molluscs |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Nets |
Additional Information
Large scale unsustainable fishing using bottom trawling method
It was unusual to see large fish entangled in the debris, such as groupers and puffer fish. They were also harder to set free.
Fishing Nets
Fishing Lines
Fishing Hooks
