Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sunabe Seawall - South Steps
19 January, 2019
- Team Leader
- Mia
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
26.321666666667, 127.74822222222
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sunabe Seawall - South Steps
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Japan
- Date
- 19 January, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 26.321666666667
Longitude: 127.74822222222
- Weather Conditions
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Low/Mid 60's, light rain and wind.
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–49 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 17 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Balloonfish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Hook w/ 2 weights on a cut line |
| Comments | Hooked onto lower lip. I attempted to free the weights off of the line, but the Balloonfish swam into a crevasse and I was unable to detach them. |
Additional Information
Fishing. Local fishermen cast in this rocky reef area and cut lines free when they cannot reel in the lure that is stuck on the reef. This leaves dangerous lures and hundreds of feet of loose fishing line unattended in this ocean environment.
Fishing line
Comments and Feedback
This particular dive site usually collects a lot of debris due to the currents and popular location for local anglers. Fortunately other sites north of the South Steps on the Sunabe Seawall tend to be nearly trash-free because of this natural phenomenon.
