Dive Against Debris Data Submission
El Saltito
1 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Chrissy Cappellano
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 60 lbs (estimated)
24.2544653, -110.1512335
Survey Information
- Location Name
- El Saltito
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- La Paz
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 1 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.2544653
Longitude: -110.1512335
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–9.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | California sea lion |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
| Comments | Entangled under net. It was decomposing for a while, the face was gone, the jaw bone was visible. Baby sergeant majors and other fish were using it as protection. |
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Unknown |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Entangled in fishing net |
| Comments | Entangled under net, decomposing. |
Additional Information
No
Fishing net
