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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Churchill Barrier 1

29 March, 2022

Team Leader
Rob Slight
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

58.895037, -2.897837

Survey Information

Location Name
Churchill Barrier 1
Organization/Dive Centre
Kraken Diving
City
St Mary's
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 March, 2022
Survey Duration
32 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 58.895037
Longitude: -2.897837
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
2226.47 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Edible Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Rope

Tablet Tray

Fishing line

Rope

Plastic


Some rope wedged too far into barriers to retrieve on this dive

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