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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Naifaru House Reef

13 December, 2024

Team Leader
Elizabeth MacLeod
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
51.4 kgs (measured)

5.4393638217418, 73.364221560498

Survey Information

Location Name
Naifaru House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Aqua Dive
City
Naifaru
Country
Maldives
Date
13 December, 2024
Survey Duration
51 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.4393638217418
Longitude: 73.364221560498
Weather Conditions
Calm, Sunny
Survey Depth Range
12–17.2 meters
Area Surveyed
1449.29 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 33
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 36
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 28
Furnishings (plastic) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 6
Plastic Fragments 147
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
Cement bags 28

No

Cement bags

Plastic bottles

Plastic fragments

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