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ADS232 - Alga Wreck

26 January, 2017

Team Leader
Abdelaziz Aissine
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

33.9, 11.03333

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS232 - Alga Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Archimede Djerba
City
Midoun
Country
Tunisia
Date
26 January, 2017
Survey Duration
31 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.9
Longitude: 11.03333
Weather Conditions
Storm
Survey Depth Range
15–18 meters
Area Surveyed
900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 8
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Meru
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris fishing: sinkers, lures, hooks
Comments Small meru caught in a hook, after having removed it, we released in a place sheltered from predators

fishing: nets & pieces of nets

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