Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS339 - Velassaru Caves
1 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Henriette Krebs
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
4.126565, 73.438289
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS339 - Velassaru Caves
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Immersion Dive Center Velassaru
- City
- Male
- Country
- Maldives
- Date
- 1 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 4.126565
Longitude: 73.438289
- Weather Conditions
-
cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 4 |
Additional Information
fishing line
plastic fragments
plastic bag parts
