Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Geersdijk
26 August, 2023
- Team Leader
- Leon Kok
- Number of Participants
- 24
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.1 kgs (estimated)
51.554916945791, 3.7621133852583
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Geersdijk
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive4all
- City
- Utrecht
- Country
- Netherlands
- Date
- 26 August, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 51.554916945791
Longitude: 3.7621133852583
- Weather Conditions
-
conditions previous week were, warm dry weather wind 4bft
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10906 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand, rocks, Japanese Oysters
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Old fishing net |
Additional Information
Nets for fishing Lobsters which aren't used anymore.
Old fishing nets
plastics
ropes
Comments and Feedback
we dive often in " Het Veerse meer en De Grevelingen" and don't see a lot of Debris like bottles, plastic bags etc. in the water.
