Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Pelican Rock
28 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- David Duran Royo
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
22.878884, -109.8983631
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Pelican Rock
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Ninja
- City
- Cabo San Lucas
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 28 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.878884
Longitude: -109.8983631
- Weather Conditions
-
Good
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1657.73 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | White tip reef shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hook |
| Comments | Unable to remove hook |
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Trigger fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line and lure |
| Comments | Fish swam away with debris wrapped around it |
Additional Information
Fishing
Fishing hooks attached to fish & shark
Plastic bag
Fishing line and lure
Fishing hooks attached to fish & shark
