Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS186 - Cathedral
22 December, 2016
- Team Leader
- Jonathan Hunter Forbes
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 kgs (estimated)
-30.2614, 30.88256
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS186 - Cathedral
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Crystal Divers South Africa
- City
- Scottburgh
- Country
- South Africa
- Date
- 22 December, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 25 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -30.2614
Longitude: 30.88256
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm surface conditions with a strong north-south current
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–28 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Hawkbill Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Line |
| Comments | The line was wrapped around its front right flipper and neck. It looks like it still had proper movement but growth of the flipper close to its shell was stunted due to the line being wrapped around it. |
Additional Information
No
