Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Danny's Eel Garden
21 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Donarun Das
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.8 kgs (measured)
11.926555555556, 79.873888888889
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Danny's Eel Garden
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Temple Adventures
- City
- Puducherry
- Country
- India
- Date
- 21 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.926555555556
Longitude: 79.873888888889
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 17–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 15 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 36 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Terracotta tile | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Fireworm |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | Fireworm was only discovered once the debris was sorted in the dive center and transferred into our saltwater aquarium. |
Additional Information
Terracotta tile (probably used as a sinker for fishing line)
fishing nets & line
sinkers & hooks
