Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sheraton Lagoon
5 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Adam Rasheed
- Number of Participants
- 16
- Total Debris Collected
- 55 kgs (estimated)
4.25004, 73.540749
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sheraton Lagoon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Extreme Maldives Dive
- City
- North Male atoll
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 5 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.25004
Longitude: 73.540749
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy and Rough
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3442.01 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 10 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
Umbrella
Plastic bags (could end up on near by reefs)
Plastic empty bottles (can float or stay underwater for very long time)
