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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Giraavaru Harbor

8 June, 2022

Team Leader
Ismail Samooh
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

4.2006203850558, 73.413752078303

Survey Information

Location Name
Giraavaru Harbor
Organization/Dive Centre
Best Dives Maldives
City
Giraavaru
Country
Maldives
Date
8 June, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.2006203850558
Longitude: 73.413752078303
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
3–5 meters
Area Surveyed
25 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 26
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 12
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Pipes & Rebar 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Cloth Fragments 4
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Cloth fragment

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