Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS564 - Temple Reef
4 January, 2021
- Team Leader
- Donarun Das
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
11.919722, 79.873111
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS564 - Temple Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Temple Adventures
- City
- Puducherry
- Country
- India
- Date
- 4 January, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 11.919722
Longitude: 79.873111
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy, windy and rainy due to cyclone along the coast
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 38 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Artificial Reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 20 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 20 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Small and medium sized fish |
| Number Entangled | 20 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Nylon trawler nets |
| Comments | We managed to rescue and release around 10 of the fish we found in the debris. However they were all injured due to the sharp nylon nets |
Additional Information
Bottom trawling with huge trawler boats by local fishermen
Vast expanse of trawler net stuck on the reef
Fishing nets
Fishing lines
Fishing hooks
Comments and Feedback
This was a short dive with the original intention of doing a quick cleanup prior to customers diving there, for customer safety and eliminating entanglement hazards. However, due to the sheer quantity of net that was stuck on the reef, we ended up converting this into a dive against debris.
