Dave’s Rocks

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

8 August, 2018

Submitted by: auspidermonkey , on 8 August, 2018

Team Leader: Dave

Number of Participants: 6

Total Debris Collected: 1 kgs (estimated)

8.639454, 81.240026

Survey Information

Location Name: Dave’s Rocks

Organization/Dive Centre: Scuba Safaris

City: Trincomalee

Country: Sri Lanka

Date: 8 August, 2018

Survey Duration: 58 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 8.639454
Longitude: 81.240026

Weather Conditions: Calm

Survey Depth Range: 7–13 meters

Area Surveyed: 6183.68 m²

Dominant Substrate: rock

Ecosystem: rocky reef

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line	12
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets	2

metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks	24

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Usual fishing

What was the most unusual item found?

Long line

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Long line multiple hooks

Comments and Feedback

Additional Information

So much line!!

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Survey Information

Debris Items Collected

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