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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Swami Rock

13 September, 2019

Team Leader
Devanga Silva
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

8.5828169899391, 81.245943445702

Survey Information

Location Name
Swami Rock
Organization/Dive Centre
Sri Lanka Diving Tours
City
Trincomalee
Country
Sri Lanka
Date
13 September, 2019
Survey Duration
92 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 8.5828169899391
Longitude: 81.245943445702
Weather Conditions
Rainy / Sunny
Survey Depth Range
13–15 meters
Area Surveyed
38.814 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
Anchor 1

Yes, there is a well known Kovil located on the cliff above the dive site, and people who visit often throw waste / trash into the water and dive site below.

An anchor, a wire cage and a 4 foot long metal pipe

Rope from abandoned anchor lines were risking entanglement of animals and coral

Plastic bags, which could be mistaken for food by marine animals and also accidentally entrap animals

Metal rods / pipes which have corroded, they were an eyesore and potentially harmful to touch

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