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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Welling Car Wreck, Negambo

21 November, 2021

Team Leader
Hiran Samarasinghe
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

7.14464, 79.48162

Survey Information

Location Name
Welling Car Wreck, Negambo
Organization/Dive Centre
Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club
City
Negambo
Country
Sri Lanka
Date
21 November, 2021
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 7.14464
Longitude: 79.48162
Weather Conditions
Intermittent rain in the evenings
Survey Depth Range
18–23.2 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wreck
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Reef fish
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris None

Ghost nets accumulated over a period of time

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