Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pearl Reef - Negombo
24 October, 2021
- Team Leader
- Hiran Samarasinghe
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.1 kgs (estimated)
7.15978, 79.46253
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pearl Reef - Negombo
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sri Lanka Diving Tours
- City
- Negombo
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 24 October, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 7.15978
Longitude: 79.46253
- Weather Conditions
-
Intermittent rains. End of the South West monsoon season.
- Survey Depth Range
- 14–15.9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 60 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
Additional Information
The location is near a river mouth of one of the biggest and pouted rivers in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, a argo vessel (Xpress -Pearl sank near the area in early 2021 after catching fire. Fisherman had reported nylon micro strings getting caught in their net but didn't see anything stuck in the reef.
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