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ADS13 - Shore Road Pipeline

20 April, 2017

Team Leader
Ian Craddock
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
6.1 kgs (measured)

50.694, -1.928

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS13 - Shore Road Pipeline
Organization/Dive Centre
Flippas-n-Fins
City
Poole
Country
United Kingdom
Date
20 April, 2017
Survey Duration
67 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.694
Longitude: -1.928
Weather Conditions
Sunny, little to no wind.
Survey Depth Range
1.5–6.2 meters
Area Surveyed
1600 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balls 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 2
other materials collected
Metal Shackle Nail Brush
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status injured
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs (edible and spider), Lobster
Number Entangled 6
Type of Debris Monofilament fishing gear
Comments Released the animals that we could, however some were to far into the netting for safe removal.

The weather is getting better, so more people are now coming down on to the beach.

Full energy gel pack, Nail Brush.

Monofilament Fishing gear

Rope

Plastic packaging


Still a couple of large nets towards the end of this pipeline, that need to be removed when boat cover is available.

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