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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Churchill Barrier 1 S27568

26 April, 2023

Team Leader
Margot Watson
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

58.895064, -2.897706

Survey Information

Location Name
Churchill Barrier 1 S27568
Organization/Dive Centre
Kraken Diving
City
St Mary's
Country
United Kingdom
Date
26 April, 2023
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 58.895064
Longitude: -2.897706
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
3–8.5 meters
Area Surveyed
1912.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2

Fishing net

Line

Ropes


Tyre embedded in seabed

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