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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

near molokini maui HI

14 November, 2017

Team Leader
Gonzalo Berrios
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
45 lbs (estimated)

20.6309516, 156.4954163

Survey Information

Location Name
near molokini maui HI
Organization/Dive Centre
Makena coast dive charter
City
kihei
Country
United States
Date
14 November, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 20.6309516
Longitude: 156.4954163
Weather Conditions
escellent
Survey Depth Range
30–60 feet
Area Surveyed
1 ft2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 14
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Pallets 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 4
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name frog fishs
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris frogfish on a fishing net

we were looking for debris when on the way back to the harbor we found this enormous net with severals frogfish and crabs trap i between the net, you will see on the photos.


Fisherman in Maui at least they need to have more concern what the thing they trough to the ocean, for an example if you seeing a guy throwing a cigarette always the same answer from a few of them the ocean is too big, why you care so much about it?. its sad to seeing very frequently more and more debris floating on the ocean, and more frequently are fishing nets. sorry for my English I hope this it can be understandable.

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