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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS400 - Shelly Beach

24 July, 2019

Team Leader
Rosie Leaney
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
0.01 kgs (estimated)

-33.799886793264, 151.2969998029

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS400 - Shelly Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Centre Manly
City
Sydney
Country
Australia
Date
24 July, 2019
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -33.799886793264
Longitude: 151.2969998029
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
2–8 meters
Area Surveyed
1292.48 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Girella tricuspidata
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishing line
Comments A luderick had been hooked in the mouth. It was trailing fishing line which kept getting entangled on the reef

Illegal fishing in a marine sanctuary

Fishing line

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