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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef

9 December, 2019

Team Leader
Michaela Buchbauer
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

5.605833, 72.95201

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS557 - Muravandhoo House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives
City
Muravandhoo
Country
Maldives
Date
9 December, 2019
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 5.605833
Longitude: 72.95201
Weather Conditions
Strong current, heavy rain
Survey Depth Range
1.5–13.5 meters
Area Surveyed
5000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 35
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 32
Strapping Bands (plastic) 31
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 15
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 8
Strapping Bands (metal) 8
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 61
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 2
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 15
Wood Fragments 16
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 4
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 12
other materials collected
Mixed materials (Rubber/Plastic and Metals/Foil....) not in mixed category 24

Unfinished construction and development on the island -> clean/DAD site in front of supply jetty and beside supply jetty

Full jars of Ketchup and Mayo + 6 plastic game cards

Fishing lines - in supply jetty area, also tangled all around the healthy reef further away from the jetty

Strapping bands - Plastic, metal and textile - tangled around reef, less so moving further away from jetty

Many tiny metal and plastic fragments from construction under and around jetty


Items on 6 of the pictures are items not taken out, due to too much weight, low amount of divers and big sizes. Plans to take it out when possible.

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