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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS200 - House Reef Spa

29 May, 2017

Team Leader
Emily
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

4.097169, 73.402089

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS200 - House Reef Spa
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Vittaveli
City
Bolifushi
Country
Maldives
Date
29 May, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.097169
Longitude: 73.402089
Weather Conditions
Windy, choppy weather, frequent rain storms.
Survey Depth Range
3–22 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 33
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 8
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 4
Plastic Fragments 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
wood materials collected
Pallets 1
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 16
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3

Plastic food wrappers - popular food called supari

Fishing line

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