Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hopes Nose, Torquay
22 April, 2017
- Team Leader
- Emma Christison
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
50.464154882819, -3.4821724891663
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hopes Nose, Torquay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Fathoms Free
- City
- Torbay
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 22 April, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.464154882819
Longitude: -3.4821724891663
- Weather Conditions
-
calm and sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 5000 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3000 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing reels | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Edible crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
Additional Information
No
2000 lead fishing weights
fishing line
fishing hooks
fishing weights
Comments and Feedback
Fathoms Free organised a marine debris clearance weekend at Brixham, Devon. Although we removed a massive amount of marine debris from this area, we hardly touch the sheer volume of fishing line and weights at Hopes Nose. It will take a very long time to completely clear this area as it is a very popular fishing spot. There is also a problem with ghost fishing pots around the Breakwater and the harbour. We retrieved 8 pots during one of the dives. Photos 8 and 9, courtesy of Pete Glanvill, Photos 10-14 courtesy of Zillah Robertson.
