Dive Against Debris Data Submission
China Walls
25 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Joshua Krieger
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 lbs (estimated)
21.260148643493867, -157.71099362522364
Survey Information
- Location Name
- China Walls
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Hawaii SCUBA University
- City
- Honolulu
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 25 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 21.260148643493867
Longitude: -157.71099362522364
- Weather Conditions
-
Medium trades, light currents
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 12500 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) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 12 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 25 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | White Tip Reef Shark |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Type of Debris | Hooks |
| Comments | Sharks had hooks protruding from their jaw; Not able to remove hooks; Animals were spotted and annotated for documentation but not approached. |
Additional Information
Most debris is from poor fishing practices.
Fishing line tangled in the coral
Lead fishing weights
