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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS564 - Temple Reef

28 January, 2021

Team Leader
Priyamvada Tiwari
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
1.65 kgs (measured)

11.926556, 79.873889

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS564 - Temple Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Temple Adventures
City
Puducherry
Country
India
Date
28 January, 2021
Survey Duration
86 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.926556
Longitude: 79.873889
Weather Conditions
Sunny, windy
Survey Depth Range
15–19 meters
Area Surveyed
37 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 9
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Juvenile Grouper, Java Rabbitfish
Number Entangled 2
Status injured
Type of Debris Nylon nets
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Barnacles
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Nylon nets

Bottom Trawling

Latex glove (not been found at the site before)

Fishing nets

Fishing line

Fishing hooks

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