Dive Against Debris Data Submission
BBQ Beach - Feridhoo
10 October, 2024
- Team Leader
- Claudio Lovato
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
4.0506944444444, 72.731222222222
Survey Information
- Location Name
- BBQ Beach - Feridhoo
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Noohiri - Diving & Watersport Center
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 10 October, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 53 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.0506944444444
Longitude: 72.731222222222
- Weather Conditions
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South-West Wind was strong and the ocean was rough. The cleaning event spot was protected from the waves so we were able to conduct the survey without problems.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 23 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Toothbrushes | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 30 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
Additional Information
Clothes and fabric pieces
Fishing line and fishing nets
Big ropes
