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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Naifaru House Reef

22 February, 2025

Team Leader
Elizabeth MacLeod
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
36.8 kgs (measured)

5.4394515472159, 73.364256894263

Survey Information

Location Name
Naifaru House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Aqua Dive Naifaru
City
Naifaru
Country
Maldives
Date
22 February, 2025
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.4394515472159
Longitude: 73.364256894263
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
16–17.8 meters
Area Surveyed
187.61 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 32
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 54
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Bottles: Oil/lube 6
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 14
Fishing: Line 13
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 99
Furnishings (plastic) 26
Gloves (latex) 5
Plastic Fragments 324
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 19
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 58
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
Cement Bags 13
Cement Bag Fragments 67

No

Football

Food Wrappers

Cement Bags

Plastic & Cloth Fragments

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