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ADS06 - The Pipe

8 July, 2017

Team Leader
Emma Christison
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (measured)

50.694313, -1.928575

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS06 - The Pipe
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Poole
Country
United Kingdom
Date
8 July, 2017
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.694313
Longitude: -1.928575
Weather Conditions
Calm, sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Lobster, Edible Crab, Spider Crab, Velvet swimming crab
Number Entangled 20
Status dead
Type of Debris Monofilament net
Comments We managed to release 4 entangled edible and spider crabs but there were too many for us to try and release. Many of the crabs are still alive. Sadly there was a entangled big lobster which had died. The nets have been marked and hopefully will get them removed in the next 2 weeks.

no

plastic bag

Monofilament net

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