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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ship Rock- Catalina Island

27 March, 2021

Team Leader
Kim Elsner
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
6 lbs (estimated)

33.4625, -118.4917

Survey Information

Location Name
Ship Rock- Catalina Island
Organization/Dive Centre
PCH Scuba
City
Agoura Hills
Country
United States
Date
27 March, 2021
Survey Duration
37 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 33.4625
Longitude: -118.4917
Weather Conditions
mild- 70 degrees, little to no wind
Survey Depth Range
20–120 feet
Area Surveyed
110 ft2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Calico Bass
Number Entangled 2
Status dead
Type of Debris Calico Bass
Comments NA

Fishing line with hooks


It's really sad to see fishing line and hooks with dead animals entangled and hooked

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