Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ballard Drift
11 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Ian Craddock
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 kgs (estimated)
50.62344444, -1.94333333
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ballard Drift
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Poole Diving Ltd.
- City
- Poole
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 11 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 59 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 50.62344444
Longitude: -1.94333333
- Weather Conditions
-
Fairly calm, bit of Easterly wind in the week.
- Survey Depth Range
- 14–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2289.1 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Abandoned pots |
| Comments | Were in a big pile of abandoned / lost crab pots. Unable to bring them u,p as current was running to fast and no lift bag with us. |
Additional Information
Silicone sealant tube
