Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Swami Rock
19 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- Ellie
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 13 kgs (measured)
8.5832317034937, 81.245803691366
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Swami Rock
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divinguru
- City
- Nilaveli
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 19 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.5832317034937
Longitude: 81.245803691366
- Weather Conditions
-
Clear
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 41.17 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Puffer Fish, Parrot Fish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Net |
| Comments | Entanglement in the Dead fishing net. |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Hermit Crab, Cleaning Shrimp |
| Number Entangled | 10 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Net |
| Comments | Entanglement of marine life in dead fishing nets. |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Sea Cucumber, long arm Feather Star |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Net |
| Comments | Entanglement |
Additional Information
Non sustainable Fishing Practices
Posters
Fishing Net
Plastic garbage
Structures and posters
Comments and Feedback
Needs major improvements in terms of conservative fishing practices
A lot of marine life was affected due to left over fishing nets.
