Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Next to Capo Taormina, Giardini-Naxos, Sicily, Italy
21 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Carmelo Sgroi
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 10 kgs (estimated)
37.842461, 15.291467
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Next to Capo Taormina, Giardini-Naxos, Sicily, Italy
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Spirit Diving Resort
- City
- Giardini-Naxos
- Country
- Italy
- Date
- 21 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 37.842461
Longitude: 15.291467
- Weather Conditions
-
0,5 waves, cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seawater
- Ecosystem
- seawater
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Caretta Caretta in Italian |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | plastic and fishermen lines in stomach |
| Comments | We found the seaturtle in the water (see our blog) |
