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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

trawler wreck

14 April, 2022

Team Leader
Shaveer Patel
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

11.8933, 79.958

Survey Information

Location Name
trawler wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Temple adventures
City
Puducherry
Country
India
Date
14 April, 2022
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 11.8933
Longitude: 79.958
Weather Conditions
Calm and weak currents
Survey Depth Range
29–34 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Ship wreck
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Travellies, Groupers
Number Entangled 10
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing nets
Comments All fish majorly dead

Fishing nets

Fishing nets


We did a tech dive on twins and deco tanks to analyze the condition of the wreck mean while picked some fishing nets.

There will be more projects to clean the wreck

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