Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Blue Hole
22 April, 2023
- Team Leader
- Maddy
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
36.053216514347, 14.188344075993
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Blue Hole
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Atlantis dive centre
- City
- San Laurence
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 22 April, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 20 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.053216514347
Longitude: 14.188344075993
- Weather Conditions
-
Stormy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 783.23 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Moray Eel |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hook in cheek |
| Comments | Was able to cut the line but not remove the hook |
Additional Information
Bad weather
Light
Plastic bottles
Fishing lines/hooks
