Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS564 - Temple Reef
11 February, 2021
- Team Leader
- Siddharth Jha
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (measured)
11.926556, 79.873889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS564 - Temple Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Temple Adventures
- City
- Pondicherry
- Country
- India
- Date
- 11 February, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.926556
Longitude: 79.873889
- Weather Conditions
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Sunny, windy, high waves, strong current
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 12 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Baby Barracuda, Rabbitfish |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Net |
| Comments | Baby barracuda released unharmed. Rabbit fish had superficial injuries, also vertebrae of unidentified fish |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Net |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | 1 Cowry, 2 Murex, 4 Clams |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Net |
Additional Information
Bottom trawling
Plastic bottle which is unusual for this site
Fishing nets
Fishing hooks
Fishing ropes
