Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hikkaduwa reef
17 December, 2022
- Team Leader
- Mindika Thilakarathna
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 150 kgs (measured)
6.1413629724383, 80.096992678145
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hikkaduwa reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Poseidon Diving station
- City
- Hikkaduwa
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 17 December, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.1413629724383
Longitude: 80.096992678145
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 15 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 40 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 90 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 6 |
| Gloves (latex) | 9 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 30 |
| Toothbrushes | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 9 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 11 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 12 |
Additional Information
Yes
Fishing nets
PET bottles
