Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mala Pier
23 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Brian Selwood
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.17 lbs (measured)
20.885425162568, -156.68635505296
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mala Pier
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Extended Horizon
- City
- Lahaina
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 23 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 20.885425162568
Longitude: -156.68635505296
- Weather Conditions
-
Overcast, north swell
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 263.253 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Green Sea Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Fishing lines wrapped around neck and flipper, injured but released |
Additional Information
No
Ceramic bowl
Fishing line
Plastic
Glass
