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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Octopus Rock

27 August, 2018

Team Leader
Nicolas Martin
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

12.171103439769, 109.31296048494

Survey Information

Location Name
Octopus Rock
Organization/Dive Centre
Sailing Club Divers
City
Nha Trang
Country
Vietnam
Date
27 August, 2018
Survey Duration
39 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.171103439769
Longitude: 109.31296048494
Weather Conditions
Cloudy most of the time, moderate wInd, rain in afternoon.
Survey Depth Range
16–21 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab (Daldorfia horrida)
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net

Second dive there to continue taking off a long fishing net. Again had to cut it and come up with a part of it...

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