Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Alphonse House Reef West
16 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Lucy Martin
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
-7.0111932467208, 52.73035528265
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Alphonse House Reef West
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Safari Alphonse
- Country
- Seychelles
- Date
- 16 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: -7.0111932467208
Longitude: 52.73035528265
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong SE winds, some showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–5.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 14 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Coral |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Line |
Additional Information
Net was from a FAD that washed in from the open ocean. FADs are used locally by the industrial tun purse seine fishing fleet.
Rock with a rope tied to it used as an anchor.
Fishing Line
Fishing Hooks
Fishing Net
