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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Pinnacles

15 January, 2017

Team Leader
Mike Jones
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
4 lbs (measured)

21.290155427783628, -158.07283401489258

Survey Information

Location Name
Pinnacles
Organization/Dive Centre
Hawaii Scuba University
Country
United States
Date
15 January, 2017
Survey Duration
87 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 21.290155427783628
Longitude: -158.07283401489258
Weather Conditions
Fair weather, mostly sunny with a slight breeze.
Survey Depth Range
60–82 feet
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
Equal mix of rock, coral, and sand.
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1

n/a

We found an old fishing trap.

The Fishing trap was problematic because it had a large mangled net, which could have easily entangled something. (It didnt, we checked)

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