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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Wilhelm Krag

24 May, 2019

Team Leader
Nuno Mendes
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
28 kgs (measured)

37.052463175552, -8.7436280418084

Survey Information

Location Name
Wilhelm Krag
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Time Portugal
City
Lagos
Country
Portugal
Date
24 May, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 37.052463175552
Longitude: -8.7436280418084
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
28–30 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
Wreck and sand
Ecosystem
Wreck
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4

Trawling nets that have been snagged and caught on the wreck over many years

This wreck has an amazing ecosystem of marine life and soft corals, unfortunately trawling nets have been snagged and caught on the wreck and has become an entanglement hazard for the variety of life on this wreck.

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