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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Boscombe Pier

21 August, 2018

Team Leader
JoJo Southgate
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

50.718992, -1.842741

Survey Information

Location Name
Boscombe Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Coast2Coast Scuba
City
Bournemouth
Country
United Kingdom
Date
21 August, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.718992
Longitude: -1.842741
Weather Conditions
Good, overcast - littlr bit of rain. Windy at times.
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
4839.79 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
other materials collected
Gold club (small - from crazy golf) 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Velvet Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status dead
Type of Debris Crab
Comments 2x dead entangled crabs.

Fishing activies from the pier

Golf club (from crazy golf on pier)

Fishing lines.


*not all items collected featured in photo.

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