Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Big Rock - Utila
3 March, 2020
- Team Leader
- Susannah Williams
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 0 kgs (estimated)
16.073961, -86.936866
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Big Rock - Utila
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Honduras
- Date
- 3 March, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.073961
Longitude: -86.936866
- Weather Conditions
-
A 2 day storms in the week leading up to the dive
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–65 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 5685.73 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | STINGRAY |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing hook |
| Comments | The fishing hook was stuck in the stingrays mouth with about 2m of fishing wire trailing behind attached to the hook |
Additional Information
Normal activity on the island
Take away containers
Plastic bottles
Comments and Feedback
We found no debris which was great but unfortunately found a Stingray with a fishinh hook caught in its mouth. The hook also had about 2m of fishing wire attached.
The dives at Utila have 99% been debris free. We have found a lot of debris on the surface (not logged on here but removed from the water). I believe most debris will be found in the habour where few divers are to collect and remove
