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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS529 - Manafaru House Reef

14 December, 2019

Team Leader
Mohamed Shuhaan
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.7 kgs (estimated)

6.9989840178836, 72.943805967824

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS529 - Manafaru House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives
City
JA Manafaru Resort
Country
Maldives
Date
14 December, 2019
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 6.9989840178836
Longitude: 72.943805967824
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny with cloudy periods.
Survey Depth Range
2–7.7 meters
Area Surveyed
25 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1

Change in weather condition from west monsoon to east monsoon ( strong winds coming from east )

Fishing line due to commercial fishing

Plastic, due to change in weather

Metal debrees and electrical wire due to jetty construction


The jetty area that we surveyed hasn't been used due to change in seasonal winds, therefore the guest resort activities has decreased which corresponds to the amount of debris collected.

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