Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Stone Tug Wreck
30 April, 2015
- Team Leader
- Rob Williams
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 65 lbs (estimated)
34.128611, -77.761944
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Stone Tug Wreck
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Patriot Dive Center
- City
- Wilmington
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 30 April, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.128611
Longitude: -77.761944
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 35–62 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 6000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 20 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 30 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
Additional Information
Lots of heavy fishing net line and rope entangled on the wreck.
a beer can tied to a fishing line.
Fishing nets and rope
broken lures and monofilament line
Plastics
