Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Fulidhoo Lagoon
17 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Ali Miuraj
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 162.8 kgs (measured)
3.6790542, 73.4154698
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Fulidhoo Lagoon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Fulidhoo Dive & Water Sports
- City
- Fulidhoo
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 17 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 78 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 3.6790542
Longitude: 73.4154698
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1801.78 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 70 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 6 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 22 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 31 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 8 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 27 |
| Wood Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 27 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic Jumbo Bags 16 | 16 |
| Plastic construction bag | 16 |
| Beach protection cloth | 12 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Baby trigger fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bag |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 5 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bag |
| Comments | All survived |
Additional Information
No
Toy minion
Plastic bag used for construction
Softdrink cans
Cloths used for cleaning the boats
Comments and Feedback
Participants were ; Ali Miuraj 979598, Akuram Ahmed 450502, Ibrahim Zain 513796, Rafhaan Ahmed 441364, Hassan Ahmed, Raslaan Nasheed, Mohamed Aiham, Ahmed Najih
Fulidhoo lagoon is an excellent confined water training site for all level of trainings.
