Dive Against Debris Data Submission
El Pajar / Meteor Wreck
23 December, 2023
- Team Leader
- Harriet Ashworth
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 0 kgs (estimated)
27.744426097008, -15.664663536085
Survey Information
- Location Name
- El Pajar / Meteor Wreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Spain
- Date
- 23 December, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 27.744426097008
Longitude: -15.664663536085
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 899 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Green turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Dead green turtle |
| Comments | Fishing hook in the mouth with the line wrapped around a metal structure in the water, must have drowned, unsure about how long she had been there |
Additional Information
line fishing
