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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

7 Mile (Northern Wall)

23 February, 2019

Team Leader
Mark Arnold
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
0.4 kgs (estimated)

-27.448474356217, 32.760588370475

Survey Information

Location Name
7 Mile (Northern Wall)
Organization/Dive Centre
Coral Divers
City
Sodwana Bay
Country
South Africa
Date
23 February, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -27.448474356217
Longitude: 32.760588370475
Weather Conditions
Good warm weather, with a prevailing South Easter that brought high swell (4m) and with that big surge.
Survey Depth Range
10–21 meters
Area Surveyed
2100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1

No

Plastic bags - Wind distributed

Fishing Line - Fishing boats


Items listed in problematic section are those that we usually find on dives, but not this time.

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