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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS240 - Ricardo Wreck

18 October, 2017

Team Leader
Christophe Bocéno
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
5.2 kgs (measured)

33.81666, 11.14999

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS240 - Ricardo Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Archimede Diving Center
City
Midoun
Country
Tunisia
Date
18 October, 2017
Survey Duration
21 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.81666
Longitude: 11.14999
Weather Conditions
Very nice! Air:29°C and water:24°C (bottom)
Survey Depth Range
20–27 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 9
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 8
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
SCUBA Weights 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 17
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3

fishing: nets & pieces of nets

fishing: line

fishing: sinkers, lures, hooks

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