Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Bahia de Los Muertos
24 July, 2021
- Team Leader
- Chrissy Cappellano
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
23.9925759, -109.8261243
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Bahia de Los Muertos
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- La Paz
- Country
- Mexico
- Date
- 24 July, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 103 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 23.9925759
Longitude: -109.8261243
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 36000 ft2
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 40 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 40 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wrench | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Coral |
| Number Entangled | 8 |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Fishing line and gear were tangeled on seperate heads of corals |
Additional Information
Spark plugs (used as fishing weights)
Fishing line entangled with coral growing around it, algae growing on the line which appeared to damage surrounding coral
Fish hooks causing difficulty for divers during removal process
