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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ungoofaaru

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Jackie Alvarez
Number of Participants
31
Total Debris Collected
150 kgs (estimated)

5.6675876, 73.027765

Survey Information

Location Name
Ungoofaaru
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives
City
Ungoofaaru
Country
Maldives
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.6675876
Longitude: 73.027765
Weather Conditions
Rainy
Survey Depth Range
4–4 meters
Area Surveyed
750 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 60
Bags: Trash (plastic) 40
Bait Containers, Packaging 50
Balloons 2
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 776
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 30
Caps & Lids (plastic) 50
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 100
Fishing: Line 40
Foam Insulation & Packaging 16
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 10
Plastic Fragments 106
Cigarette Filters 40
Rope (plastic/nylon) 20
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 100
Jars-food (glass) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 106
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 636
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 25
Metal Fragments 100
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 40
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 70
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 4
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 27
other materials collected
Medical gear used 1

The surgery was done at the inshore waters of Ungoofaru, involving people from Joali Resort, Best Dives Maldives And Ungoofaaru School. The area was small but a lot of garbage found.

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