Dive Against Debris Data Submission
The Hyde, North Carolina
2 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Krista Laforest
- Number of Participants
- 18
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
34.024385357812, -77.691434967967
Survey Information
- Location Name
- The Hyde, North Carolina
- Organization/Dive Centre
- UNCW SCUBA Club
- City
- Wilmington
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 2 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 34.024385357812
Longitude: -77.691434967967
- Weather Conditions
-
70-80 clear skies
- Survey Depth Range
- 50–85 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 650 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 45 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Decorator Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing line |
| Comments | Crab carapace grew over fishing line |
Additional Information
The wreck is a common fishing location
Fishing line
Fishing lures
Comments and Feedback
There is still a LOT of fishing line, be sure to bring a knife or sea snips!
