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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fleur de Lys

7 July, 2015

Team Leader
Emma Christison
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
25 kgs (measured)

50.629592, -1.936212

Survey Information

Location Name
Fleur de Lys
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Swanage
Country
United Kingdom
Date
7 July, 2015
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.629592
Longitude: -1.936212
Weather Conditions
sunny, southerly winds of 8mph
Survey Depth Range
11–13 meters
Area Surveyed
39 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sub-tidal soft bottom
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
boat hook 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name spider crab
Number Entangled 2
Status dead
Type of Debris mono filament net
Comments entangled in net

no

boat hook

monofilament net and rope- danger to marine organisms, divers and sea craft


I have been diving the Fleur regularly this year (since April) and there has been no monofilament on the wreck until now.

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