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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS34 - Missing Link

2 October, 2016

Team Leader
Chris Willey
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.01 kgs (estimated)

16.355214026163722, -86.43418584018946

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS34 - Missing Link
Organization/Dive Centre
Fantasy Island Dive Center
City
French Harbor , Roatan
Country
Honduras
Date
2 October, 2016
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 16.355214026163722
Longitude: -86.43418584018946
Weather Conditions
Normal, Prevailing winds from the east
Survey Depth Range
6–20 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Spotted Moray Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fish hook that was attached to line
Comments The spotted moray was caught by a fish hook and the line was wrapped around fire coral, I used my scissors to cut the line so he could swim away

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