Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Patrol 31 (P31) boat
21 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Constantinos antoniou
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 87 kgs (measured)
36.009, 14.3231
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Patrol 31 (P31) boat
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive club
- City
- comino island
- Country
- Malta
- Date
- 21 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.009
Longitude: 14.3231
- Weather Conditions
-
calm seas
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- wreck on sand
- Ecosystem
- artificial reef, ship wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 22 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | cow bream, common bream, parrot fish, jack fish |
| Number Entangled | 9 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | We found many fish entangled and dead within the ghost fishing net. It was the very beginning of the diving season and I do believe no one would have dived this site for a long time prior due to it only being accessible by boat and the season hadn't really begun yet. it seemed like the net must have drifted through the water and got entangled on the wreck or illegal fishing was taking place on the wreck site in the off season leading it to get entangled and the abandoned. |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | while bring the net to the surface with lift bags we noticed 2 alive crabs. we cut them free and let them go. |
Additional Information
Either illegal fishing or a drifting ghost net. very large fishing net
Fishing net
plastic small and large
fishing lines and weights
fishing nets
Comments and Feedback
no other debris was found during this dive.
