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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Babbacombe bay

26 January, 2019

Team Leader
Richard Carey
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (estimated)

50.47911, -3.509262

Survey Information

Location Name
Babbacombe bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Nglos BSAC
City
Torquay
Country
United Kingdom
Date
26 January, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.47911
Longitude: -3.509262
Weather Conditions
cold and wet, some wind
Survey Depth Range
3–9 meters
Area Surveyed
47.91 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 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name dogfish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris caught on hook on discarded line trapped in rocks
Comments released fish and removed line, took and sinker

Fishermen regularly lose line trapped in rocks

hooks


very little other debris around

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