ADS131 - Sithanane Pare
17 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Andreas Conrad-Wagenfeld
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 73 kgs (measured)
8.895926, 81.276855
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS131 - Sithanane Pare
- Organization/Dive Centre
- NILAVELI DIVING CENTRE
- City
- Nilaveli
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Date
- 17 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.895926
Longitude: 81.276855
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and a little wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 64 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
Additional Information
Fishing net
Fishing net (approx. more than 1000 kg on the total diverspot)
Boyelines (different jump- and fishingpoint were marked with boyes - over the years this boys sunk)
net weights (they are attached to the cutted and lost nets)
Comments and Feedback
hi AWARE Team, it was the first time we took the chance to do something for our environment on one of the most beautiful divesites in Sri Lanka. The propblem here are the tons of fishing lines and old bouylines which are spread over the whole divesite. Our plan is, to remove the lines and nets first to get the light back into the reef. After that, we will take care for plastic and metal and other debris dowen there. FYI we will conduct this DAD every friday until the end of the season in Nilaveli. The first day we removed 73 kg lines and fishernet with 10 divers and 4 boatmen on the surface in one dive for 60 minutes. Will be continued.
An action video of our first DAD will follow shortly.
