Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Verlaine Beach
14 October, 2023
- Team Leader
- Zoe Middleton
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (measured)
5.4419799, 73.3647609
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Verlaine Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aqua Dive Centre
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 14 October, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 47 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.4419799
Longitude: 73.3647609
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–12.9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 9883.12 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Backpack | 1 |
Additional Information
Backpack
Plastic grocery bags
Rope
