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ADS384 - Fushifaru Housereef

29 August, 2018

Team Leader
Susanna Yli-Urpo
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

5.492182, 73.512166

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS384 - Fushifaru Housereef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Fushifaru
City
Naifaru
Country
Maldives
Date
29 August, 2018
Survey Duration
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.492182
Longitude: 73.512166
Weather Conditions
sunny and calm sea
Survey Depth Range
1–15 meters
Area Surveyed
200 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
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Strapping Bands (metal) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 3

more food wrappers than during the previous surveys and less construction junk

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