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Branksome Chine Pipes

24 June, 2021

Team Leader
Mike Wheatley
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (estimated)

50.706458, -1.907698

Survey Information

Location Name
Branksome Chine Pipes
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Poole
Country
United Kingdom
Date
24 June, 2021
Survey Duration
69 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 50.706458
Longitude: -1.907698
Weather Conditions
Windy and rain
Survey Depth Range
5.9–6.9 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 20
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Pipe fish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Mono filament gill net
Comments the juvenile pipe fish was released unharmed
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Spider Crab, green Crab, edible crab
Number Entangled 10
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris mono filament gill net
Comments Many species of crabs were entangled in the ghost net. We managed to release quite a few but many were dead

no

figurine

ghost mono filament gillnets


We removed some of ghost net, The rest to be removed as soon as we can organise an event.

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