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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS529 - Manafaru House Reef

8 June, 2019

Team Leader
mohamed shahidh
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
13 kgs (measured)

6.9990277777778, 72.943777777778

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS529 - Manafaru House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
best dives maldives_manafaru
Country
Maldives
Date
8 June, 2019
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 6.9990277777778
Longitude: 72.943777777778
Weather Conditions
sunny and rough sea
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
15 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 9
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 267
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 4
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
razor 1

engine parts

wire fragments

fishing line

plastic fragments


World Oceans Day celebration: we did a snorkelling clean up with 8 staff and 3 Guests from the resort, we collected 15kg of trash in the shallow lagoon, and the DAD was conducted by other Staff in deeper area.

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