Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Koko Craters
21 November, 2016
- Team Leader
- Shaun Schuster
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 lbs (measured)
21.275728247739924, -157.72204533219337
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Koko Craters
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Aaron's Dive Shop
- City
- Honolulu
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 November, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.275728247739924
Longitude: -157.72204533219337
- Weather Conditions
-
Choppy surface conditions caused by high winds from the south/south east
- Survey Depth Range
- 29–35 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1735 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Green Sea Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Left forelimb was tangled in fishing line, restricting movement, would not let us approach to help. |
Additional Information
Initially went to recover broken mooring ball made the dive into a dive against debris after finding a few other items.
fishing line from so many shore fishermen in the area
plastic bags are being seen less and less due to new laws but are still being found
glass bottles from people drinking on boats
