Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Marine Room
18 July, 2019
- Team Leader
- Ryan Mable
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
32.852438508471, -117.26136443336
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Marine Room
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ocean Enterprises
- City
- San Diego
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 July, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 32.852438508471
Longitude: -117.26136443336
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–90 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1623.32 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Butterfly Ray |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing lures tangled on kelp |
| Comments | The ray was entangled on fishing line with a hook on its mouth, we cut the fishing line and release it |
Additional Information
Fishing
Fishing lures
Bottle caps
Buds
Wrappers
Comments and Feedback
The fishing line was dragging kelp and very hard for the ray to swim
Very unlikely to find butterfly rays
