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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS240 - Ricardo Wreck

22 June, 2018

Team Leader
Abdelaziz Aissine
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
14.6 kgs (measured)

33.81666, 11.14999

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS240 - Ricardo Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Archimede Diving Center
City
Midoun
Country
Tunisia
Date
22 June, 2018
Survey Duration
29 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.81666
Longitude: 11.14999
Weather Conditions
Good ! light wind and small waves ! Summer weather
Survey Depth Range
21–27 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 11
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 47
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2

fishing: nets & pieces of nets

fishing: line

fishing: sinkers, lures, hooks


We removed lost nets from the wreckage and deposited them nearby to reassemble them when our new lift bag from France arrived.

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