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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS200 - House Reef Spa

28 February, 2018

Team Leader
Emily Armstrong
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

4.097169, 73.402089

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS200 - House Reef Spa
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives
City
Bolifushi
Country
Maldives
Date
28 February, 2018
Survey Duration
85 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.097169
Longitude: 73.402089
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
2–15 meters
Area Surveyed
3425 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) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Fishing: Line 13
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 10
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Plastic parts of something mechanic 3

Plastic fragments from a mechanic part ( could be a boat for example or an engine of some sort)

Single use food plastic containers and wrapping


At the same time of the survey we collected multiple crown of thorns starfish from the reef.

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