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ADS384 - Fushifaru Housereef

11 May, 2018

Team Leader
Susanna Yli-Urpo
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

5.492182, 73.512166

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS384 - Fushifaru Housereef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Fushifaru
Country
Maldives
Date
11 May, 2018
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.492182
Longitude: 73.512166
Weather Conditions
windy, rainy, thunderstorms, sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–19 meters
Area Surveyed
80 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 11
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 4
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1

Resorts construction work

strapping bands

timber

burlaps


Team members were Susanna, Laura and Vivien. Thank you for everybody!

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