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Red Bait Reef

12 October, 2024

Team Leader
Demi Cowley
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

-34.0594802, 23.3802181

Survey Information

Location Name
Red Bait Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
ProDive Plettenberg Bay
City
Plettenberg Bay
Country
South Africa
Date
12 October, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -34.0594802
Longitude: 23.3802181
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1.5–6.1 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 15
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 25
other materials collected
Homemade Fishing Sinkers 5

Fishermen on rocks next to the reef, leaving used fishing gear behind

Homemade Sinkers

Fishing Line

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