Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Stonehenge Reef
27 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Omer Birol
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 90 kgs (measured)
36.19693076456327, 29.617265718989074
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Stonehenge Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Nautilus Dive Center (PADI 5 Star Dive Resort 23311)
- City
- Kas
- Country
- Turkey
- Date
- 27 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.19693076456327
Longitude: 29.617265718989074
- Weather Conditions
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Moderate waves, moderate wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 11–39 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | caretta caretta |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | since it was an old ghost net, the turtle probably has died a long time ago. only the major bones were left over. |
Additional Information
dead sea turtle entangled and died on the fishing net
ghost fishing nets
remains of an old fishing farm
surface rubbish swept to the sea during winter storms
