Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Vakkaru Jetty Lagoon
27 December, 2023
- Team Leader
- Lydia
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.7 kgs (measured)
5.1339348, 72.9098819
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Vakkaru Jetty Lagoon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Splash Dive and Watersports
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 27 December, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 5.1339348
Longitude: 72.9098819
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy winds and storm, some rain, sunny intervals.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2.5–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 1 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Toys | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| zip ties | 8 |
| Wipes (paper) | 4 |
Additional Information
Storm and wind
1 snorkeling fin
aluminium cans
paper wipes
fishing line
