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ADB - Galtan S22397

2 November, 2024

Team Leader
Fredric Ihrsen
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1.8 kgs (measured)

67.133082, 15.443494

Survey Information

Location Name
ADB - Galtan S22397
Organization/Dive Centre
NORD&NE
Country
Norway
Date
2 November, 2024
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 67.133082
Longitude: 15.443494
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–40 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 24
Plastic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 15
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Trollkrabba
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing line
Comments Stuck king crabb (juv) got all fishing line off him/her.

Picture screen dump from video Summary from 2 dives from 2024, one in february and one in november. Hard corral discovery, the first one in the part of Norway shallow enough to dive to.

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