Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS513 - Horseshoe
18 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Jan C. Weirauch
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
26.504645856914, 127.84525929079
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS513 - Horseshoe
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Piranha Divers Okinawa
- City
- Onna Village
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 18 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.504645856914
Longitude: 127.84525929079
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, with light swells from the north
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–22 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1387.75 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 40 |
Additional Information
Fishing sinkers made of lead
fishing sinkers made of other materials such as old AA-Batteries
Plastic fishing line is a permanent problem on this site but I had no chance to collect any on this particular dive as I did not have the right tools on me.
Comments and Feedback
This was just a "small" survey as usually the divesite is not accessible during the winter, there are plenty of fisherman sitting on the cliff resulting in lots of lead sinkers and fishing gear being permanently lost here, I will make an effort to minimize the impact the fisherman have on the eco system.
