ADS513 - Horseshoe
2 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Jan C. Weirauch
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
26.504645856914, 127.84525929079
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS513 - Horseshoe
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Piranha Divers Okinawa
- City
- Onna Village
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 2 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.504645856914
Longitude: 127.84525929079
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy with waves
- Survey Depth Range
- -23–30 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
Comments and Feedback
Just as during previous dives at this location we found plenty of fishing gear, weights and other trash, but because we miss evaluated the conditions of the sea on that day, we lost all of the collected debris while exiting. Waves where to high and we were happy to not get injured during the entry and exit as condition where crazy and we should not have attempted the dive. I would say swells had 3m/10ft height, and the tide was going out. One wrong move or an unlucky rock and we could have died!! No debris dive is worth risking lives. All our project aware mesh bags -connected to a lift bag where smashed on the reef and tore apart. We lost all the contend but at least had a chance to survey the divesite. Next dive, only during perfect conditions (!!!) I will attempt to recollect lost trash and make up for poor planning on my part. Lessons learned!