Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Brixham Breakwater Beach
12 June, 2016
- Team Leader
- Rob Thompson
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 10.4 kgs (measured)
50.400545, -3.505036
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Brixham Breakwater Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Fathoms Free
- City
- Brixham
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 12 June, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 63 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.400545
Longitude: -3.505036
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2109.75 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 320 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 148 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Lobster |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Mature, age estimated at 40 year+ |
Additional Information
Angling from breakwater
