Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Turtle Reef S289765
8 May, 2022
- Team Leader
- Carmen Toanchina
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 lbs (estimated)
13.865763, -61.078464
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Turtle Reef S289765
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scuba St Lucia
- City
- Soufriere
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Date
- 8 May, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 13.865763
Longitude: -61.078464
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10475.1 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Yellowtail snapper |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
Additional Information
No
Plastic pipe
Fishing line
Hooks
Masks and snorkels
Comments and Feedback
A lot of soft corals like sea plumes or sea rods die due to the fishing line that gets wrapped around the base and allows algae to form at the base which kills the coral in the end
The dive site is visited frequently by fisherman in the morning and by divers and snorkelers throughout the day
