Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Vakkaru Maldives House Reef
19 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- David Patterson
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
5.1350784188044, 72.910719179777
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Vakkaru Maldives House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Splash Dive & Watersports
- City
- Vakkaru Maldives
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 19 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 180 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.1350784188044
Longitude: 72.910719179777
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 4 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
