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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

New Caves Bay

28 June, 2023

Team Leader
Mark Taylor
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
0.2 kgs (estimated)

36.541793894696, 29.033094171645

Survey Information

Location Name
New Caves Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Seahorse dive centre
City
Ölüdeniz
Country
Turkey
Date
28 June, 2023
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.541793894696
Longitude: 29.033094171645
Weather Conditions
A little breezy
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
6563.64 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
other materials collected
Sunglasses 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name 3 Dusky grouper, 1 Boxlip mullet unharmed 12 White bream unharmed
Number Entangled 16
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishing basket
Comments 1 grouper ok 2 looking poorly, all other fish were ok.
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Common octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing basket
Comments Managed to coax it out, it was quite happy inside.

Unsure as to who left the 2 baskets but illegal to use them without a license or buoy

Swimming gear

Bottles

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