Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Gorilla Chop South
11 October, 2019
- Team Leader
- john evans
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 lbs (estimated)
26.606170462329, 127.89446009331
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Gorilla Chop South
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- motobu
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 11 October, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.606170462329
Longitude: 127.89446009331
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–75 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 4500 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 52 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | hermit crab |
| Number Entangled | 12 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | net |
| Comments | Many hermit crabs had become trapped in the net |
Additional Information
giant weighted fishing net
nets
fishing line
